2.5
Earthquake Details: Cyprus region
8/19/2026, 8:23:02 PM
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near Cyprus region on 8/19/2026 at 8:23:02 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -27 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-27 km
Significance0
Latitude35.9200
Longitude31.0967
Event IDemsc:20260819_0000634
Magnitude2.5
Updated:8/19/2026, 8:45:51 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 11:23:02 PM GMT+3
- UTC
- 8/19/2026, 8:23:02 PM UTC
-27 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.1western TürkiyeBeforeM2.8Crete, GreeceBeforeM2.5Dodecanese Islands, GreeceBeforeM2.5western TürkiyeBeforeM3.1Crete, GreeceBeforeM3.5Crete, GreeceBeforeM3.0central TürkiyeBeforeM3.5central TürkiyeBeforeM2.5Dodecanese Is.-Turkey Border RegBeforeM2.7Eastern Mediterranean SeaBeforeM3.0Dodecanese Islands, GreeceAfterM3.0western TürkiyeAfter
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