A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Perivólia in Cyprus on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 36.447 km (23 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 20:53:05 / December 5, 2024 @ 8:53 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 33.9473° East, 34.6086° North, depth 36.447 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:53:05 / 8:53 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000nwak. Event ids that are associated: us7000nwak.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ýpsonas, Limassol, Nicosia (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Nicosia (c. 200 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Limassol (c. 154 000 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Larnaca (c. 72 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Famagusta (c. 42 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Protaras (c. 20 200 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Pergamos (c. 15 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Aradíppou (c. 13 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Cyprus (c. 1 103 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 41 km SE of Perivólia, Cyprus. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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