A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Pyrgos in Cyprus on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hihb. Id of event: us1000hihb. Exact location, longitude 33.4706° East, latitude 34.4609° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:09:14 / 2:09 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/10/18 / 2018-10-29 12:09:14 / October 29, 2018 @ 12:09 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Cyprus (c. 1 103 000 pop). The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Nicosia (c. 200 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Limassol (c. 154 000 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Larnaca (c. 72 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Famagusta (c. 42 500 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Paphos (c. 36 000 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Kyrenia (c. 26 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Protaras (c. 20 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Paphos, Lápithos, Kyrenia (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 two 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 40 km SE of Pyrgos, Cyprus.
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