A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Avgorou in Cyprus on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.83 km (36 miles). Id of earthquake: us20005bvd. Event ids that are associated: us20005bvd. Exact location of event, longitude 33.8226 East, latitude 34.9876 North, depth = 57.83 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:24:20 / 10:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/03/16 / 2016-03-22 20:24:20 / March 22, 2016 @ 8:24 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 46 km (29 miles) from Nicosia (c. 200 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Limassol (c. 154 000 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Larnaca (c. 72 000 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Famagusta (c. 42 500 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Kyrenia (c. 26 700 pop), 22 km (13 miles) from Protaras (c. 20 200 pop). Close country/countries, Cyprus (c. 1 103 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Léfka, Ýpsonas, Rizokárpaso (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 5 km SSW of Avgorou, Cyprus.
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