Small magnitude 3.4 earthquake 33 km southeast of Larnaca, Cyprus

An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 occurred just 9 minutes ago, 33 km southeast of Larnaca, Cyprus, according to the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake.
The quake struck at a very shallow depth of 5. km beneath the epicenter near Larnaca, Lárnaka, Larnaka, Cyprus, late on Friday night, October 9th, 2026, at 11:15 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ayia Napa (pop. 4,700), located 14 km from the epicenter; Xylofagou (pop. 6,000), 18 km away; Protaras (pop. 20,200), 19 km away; and Paralimni (pop. 11,800), 20 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pergamos (pop. 15,000), located 32 km from the epicenter; Larnaca (pop. 72,000), 33 km away; Egkomi (pop. 20,500), 35 km away; and Aradippou (pop. 22,900), 37 km away. In Nicosia (pop. 200,500, 67 km away) and Strovolos (pop. 67,900, 67 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 9, 2026 11:15 pm (London time) local time (9 Oct 2026 20:15 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.4
Hypocenter depth: 5.00 km
Epicenter coordinates: 34.86°N / 33.98°E (Ammochostos, Cyprus)
Primary data source: RaspberryShake
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