Sensitive earthquake on Wednesday 28 December 2022 at local time 04:11
The Department of Geological Survey of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment announces that on Wednesday, 28 December 2022, local time 04:11 an earthquake of magnitude M = 3 was recorded by the seismological network of the Department.9 degrees on the Richter scale.
The earthquake had its epicentre in the maritime area of Cyprus, 20 kilometres west of Paphos and a focal depth of 5 kilometres. The earthquake was felt in the Paphos District, slightly felt in the Limassol District and felt in the Larnaca and Nicosia Districts.
More information can be found on the website of the Department of Geological Survey (Current Seismicity).
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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