The Geological Survey Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment announces that today, Wednesday, 15 March 2023 at 08:27 local time, 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 sea area 16 kilometres south-east of the city of Paphos and a focal depth of 28 kilometres. The earthquake was felt in the Paphos district and slightly felt in the Limassol district.
More information can be found on the website of the Department.
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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