Earthquake Details: Cyprus region

8/16/2026, 3:05:41 AM

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near Cyprus region on 8/16/2026 at 3:05:41 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -30 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Türkiye Antalya Alanya (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-30 km

Significance0

Latitude35.8313

Longitude31.3749

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000117

Magnitude2.5

Updated:8/16/2026, 3:23:15 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 6:05:41 AM GMT+3
UTC: 8/16/2026, 3:05:41 AM UTC

-30 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 8

M3.0western TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 3:33:20 AM M3.5Dodecanese Islands, GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 5:14:00 AM M2.5western TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 6:10:57 AM M3.1Dodecanese Islands, GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 3:45:31 PM M3.0Crete, GreeceBefore8/15/2026, 4:03:42 PM M2.5western TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 10:01:55 AM M3.0central TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 12:23:13 PM M2.5central TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 12:43:56 PM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 16, 2026, 03:23 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.