Small magnitude 2.8 earthquake 18 km east of Paphos, Cyprus

An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 occurred 39 minutes ago 18 km east of Paphos, Cyprus, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 18. km beneath the epicenter near Paphos, Pafos, Cyprus, around noon on Thursday, November 13th, 2025, at 12:08 pm local time. 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 Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) which listed the quake at magnitude 2.7. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Cyprus Geological Survey (CGS) at magnitude 2.8, the Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul (KOERI-RETMC) at magnitude 3.0, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 2.7.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Stavrokonnou (pop. 110) located 2 km from the epicenter. In Konia (pop. 2,200, 15 km away), Geroskipou (pop. 8,400, 17 km away), Emba (pop. 5,500, 18 km away), Paphos (pop. 36,000, 18 km away), Chlorakas (pop. 6,400, 20 km away), Kato Polemidia (pop. 23,200, 36 km away), Limassol (pop. 154,000, 40 km away), and Germasogeia (pop. 17,300, 43 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 13, 2025 12:08 pm (Nicosia time) local time (13 Nov 2025 10:08 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 18.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.8°N / 32.62°E (Pafos, Cyprus)
Primary data source: EMSC
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