An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale at a depth of 10km was recorded in the early hours of Monday in southern Turkey which was felt all over Cyprus.
According to a geological survey department representative, a small tsunami was recorded off the Famagusta coast but no damages were caused.
The earthquake was felt at 3:17am local time, in the Gaziantep area of Turkey close to the Syrian border. Six aftershocks of over 5 on the Richter scale followed.
The earthquake was strongly felt at a distance of almost 600 km from the epicenter in Turkey, Iraq, Georgia, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
On Sunday a 3.6 earthquake struck 25km northeast of Paralimni just after 8am at a depth of 35km.
The geological survey department is monitoring the situation.
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