The Geological Survey Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment announces that on Friday, 10 June 2022 and local time 04:40 an earthquake of magnitude M = 4.9 degrees on the Richter scale was recorded by the Department's seismological network.
The earthquake was epicenter in the sea area of Xylophagos, 20 km southwest of Paralimni and focal depth 45 km.
The earthquake was felt throughout Cyprus, especially in the epicentral region and in the provinces of Larnaca and Famagusta. It was also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Turkey.
It is worth noting that in a statement this morning on state radio, the Director of the Department, Christodoulos Hadjigeorgiou, said that the earthquake in the area in question is not surprising as it is an earthquake-prone area. While he said that the earthquake was followed by aftershocks.
The phenomenon is monitored by the Seismological Centre of the Department of Geological Survey and the relevant information (seismic parameters, interactive maps, etc.) is published on the websites and social media of the Seismological Centre of the Department of Geological Survey www.gsd-seismology.org.cy, and @CY_earthquakes (Twitter).
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Meanwhile, so far it does not appear to have caused any damage or casualties.
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