Small tremor of magnitude 3.5 reported 15 km southeast of Paphos, Cyprus

A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported in the morning near Paphos, Pafos, Cyprus.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, at 11:35 am local time at a shallow depth of 15.30 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul (KOERI-RETMC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.5 as well. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 3.5.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Timi (pop. 940) located 9 km from the epicenter, Geroskipou (pop. 8,400) 12 km away, Paphos (pop. 36,000) 15 km away, Konia (pop. 2,200) 15 km away, Chlorakas (pop. 6,400) 18 km away, Emba (pop. 5,500) 18 km away, Kato Polemidia (pop. 23,200) 47 km away, and Limassol (pop. 154,000) 51 km away. In Germasogeia (pop. 17,300, 55 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 12, 2025 11:35 am (Nicosia time) local time (12 Nov 2025 09:35 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 15.30 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.65°N / 32.48°E (Cyprus)
Primary data source: EMSC
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