The 4.7 magnitude earthquakes that shook Cyprus on Tuesday night caused concern among citizens.
According to the police, up to this moment there have been no reports of any damage.
Speaking to State Radio, the Director of the Geological Survey Department, Christodoulos Hadjigeorgiou, said there was a foreshock of lesser intensity than the 4.7 magnitude that was the main earthquake, while at least 5 aftershocks followed.
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Asked about this, he replied that the 4,7 Richter was the main earthquake of the sequence, and stressed that it was the fault itself of both the foreshock and aftershocks.
Hadjigeorgiou said it is normal to expect earthquakes. "We are in an earthquake-prone region, we have to learn to live with earthquakes. We know that there are active faults that at any time can save us an earthquake."
The 4.7 Richter
The Department of Geological Survey of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment announces that on Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 22:11, an earthquake of magnitude M=4 was recorded by the Department's seismological network.7 degrees on the Richter scale.
The earthquake had its epicentre on land, 10 kilometres southeast of the city of Paphos, in the wider area of the Paphos Mandria Airport, with a focal depth of 20 kilometres.
The earthquake had its epicentre on land, 10 kilometres southeast of the city of Paphos, in the wider area of the Paphos Mandria Airport, with a focal depth of 20 kilometres. The earthquake was felt throughout Cyprus: Strongly felt in the Paphos and Limassol provinces, and slightly felt in the provinces of Nicosia, Kyrenia, Larnaca and Famagusta. It was also felt in Lebanon, Israel and Southern Turkey.
A post-earthquake sequence is in progress, with one noticeable earthquake so far (23:02).
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 web pages of the Department of Geological Survey www.gsd-seismology.org.cy and http://www.moa.gov.cy/gsd and on the Department's Twitter account @CY_earthquakes.
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