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Notable earthquakes in the history of Cyprus include the following:

Date EET Area Coordinates Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments
-15 Salamis 35°12′N 34°00′E / 35.2°N 34°E / 35.2; 34 Extreme damage [1]
76 Paphos 34°48′N 32°00′E / 34.8°N 32°E / 34.8; 32 X Severe damage [2]
1222-05-11 08:15 Paphos 34°42′N 32°36′E / 34.7°N 32.6°E / 34.7; 32.6 7.0–7.5 IX Tsunami
1896-06-29 20:48 Limassol Moderate damage [3]
1953-09-10 06:05 Paphos 35°00′N 32°30′E / 35°N 32.5°E / 35; 32.5 6.5 Ms X 40 100 Tsunami [4]
1995-02-23 23:03 Paphos 35°03′N 32°17′E / 35.05°N 32.28°E / 35.05; 32.28 5.9 Mw VII 2 5 [5]
1996-10-09 16:10 Paphos 34°34′N 32°08′E / 34.56°N 32.13°E / 34.56; 32.13 6.8 Mw VII 2 20 [6]
1999-08-11 07:27 Limassol 34°47′N 32°56′E / 34.79°N 32.94°E / 34.79; 32.94 5.6 Mw VII 15 Buildings damaged / landslides [7][8]
2022-01-11 02:07 Paphos 35°08′46″N 31°54′36″E / 35.146°N 31.910°E / 35.146; 31.910 6.6 Mw VI 3 1 Minor damage [9]
Mw  = moment magnitude scale and Ms  = surface wave magnitude. The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described are also applicable to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
  1. ^ NGDC 1972
  2. ^ NGDC 1972
  3. ^ Ambraseys, N. (2009). Earthquakes in the Mediterranean and Middle East: A Multidisciplinary Study of Seismicity up to 1900 (First ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 785–786. ISBN 978-0521872928.
  4. ^ NGDC 1972
  5. ^ USGS. "M5.9 - Cyprus region". United States Geological Survey.
  6. ^ USGS. "M6.8 - Cyprus region". United States Geological Survey.
  7. ^ USGS. "M5.6 - Cyprus region". United States Geological Survey.
  8. ^ "Low magnitude earthquake in Larnaca and Paphos". Daily Cyprus. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  9. ^ USGS. "M 6.6 - 48 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus". United States Geological Survey.

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