M5.2 earthquake in Cyprus on November 12, 2025

Strong M5.2 quake: November 12, 2025, 09:31 UTC, epicenter 2 km northeast of Polémi. The rupture began 20 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

5.2magnitude
20 kmdepth
09:31time UTC
127"felt it" reports
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Key facts

127 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Nearest cities

  • Limassol (Cyprus)52 km
  • Nicosia (Cyprus)81 km
  • Alanya (Türkiye)189 km
  • Silifke (Türkiye)208 km
  • Karaman (Türkiye)261 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 4 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.3.

  • M5.3 · Nov 12, 14:23 UTC3 km
  • M4.7 · Nov 12, 09:41 UTC19 km
  • M4.6 · Nov 13, 09:27 UTC21 km
  • M4.6 · Nov 12, 14:26 UTC16 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 2 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M6.8 (October 9, 1996).

  • M6.8 · October 9, 199653 km
  • M6.6 · January 11, 202265 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in LimassolEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Feb 10, 15:55 UTC.