The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 2.6 quake in Cyprus near Limassol, Limassol District, only 18 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Monday, December 29th, 2025, at 5:06 am local time at a very shallow depth of 7. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 2.6 as well. A third agency, the Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul (KOERI-RETMC), reported the same quake at magnitude 2.6.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Asomatos (pop. 400) located 2 km from the epicenter, Kolossi (pop. 6,500) 4 km away, Erimi (pop. 1,500) 6 km away, Ypsonas (pop. 7,300) 7 km away, Kato Polemidia (pop. 23,200) 9 km away, Pano Polemidia (pop. 3,800) 10 km away, Limassol (pop. 154,000) 11 km away, and Sotira (pop. 4,400) 11 km away. In Germasogeia (pop. 17,300, 17 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Dec 29, 2025 05:06 am (GMT +2) local time (29 Dec 2025 03:06 GMT)Magnitude: 2.6Depth: 7.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 34.63°N / 32.94°E (Paramali, Cyprus)Primary data source: EMSC