- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 9, 1996 CE
- Location:
- Cyprus
- Magnitude:
- 4.4 Mw
- Depth:
- 30 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.9
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.5
Other earthquake records of 1996 CE
- China, Yunnan Province: Lijiang · Mw 6.6 · 322 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya: Biak, Supiori · Mw 8.2 · 164 deaths
- Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Ambato · Mw 5.9 · 27 deaths
- China, S. Xinjiang: Artux, Jiashi, Bachu, Kashi · Mw 6.3 · 24 deaths
- China, Nei Mongol: Baotou, Beijing, Hohhot · Mw 6 · 23 deaths
- Peru, Chincha Alta, Acari, Nazca, Marcona · Mw 7.7 · 14 deaths
Source: Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001 · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1996 Cyprus earthquake (Mw 4.4) (1996 CE) happen?
- February 9, 1996 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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