List of earthquakes in Cyprus
Date | EET | Area | Coordinates | M | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | ||
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-15 | Salamis | 35°12′N 34°00′E / 35.2°N 34°E | Extreme damage | NGDC | ||||||
76 | Paphos | 34°48′N 32°00′E / 34.8°N 32°E | X | Severe damage | NGDC | |||||
1222-05-11 | 08:15 | 34°42′N 32°36′E / 34.7°N 32.6°E | 7.0–7.5 | IX | Tsunami | |||||
1896-06-29 | 20:48 | Limassol | Moderate damage | [1] | ||||||
1953-09-10 | 06:05 | Paphos | 35°00′N 32°30′E / 35°N 32.5°E | 6.5 | Ms | X | 40 | 100 | Tsunami | NGDC |
1995-02-23 | 23:03 | Paphos | 35°03′N 32°17′E / 35.05°N 32.28°E | 5.9 | Mw | VII | 2 | 5 | [2] | |
1996-10-09 | 16:10 | 34°34′N 32°08′E / 34.56°N 32.13°E | 6.8 | Mw | VII | 2 | 20 | [3] | ||
1999-08-11 | 07:27 | Limassol | 34°47′N 32°56′E / 34.79°N 32.94°E | 5.6 | Mw | VII | 15 | Buildings damaged / landslides | [4] | |
References
- ↑ Ambraseys, N. (2009). Earthquakes in the Mediterranean and Middle East: A Multidisciplinary Study of Seismicity up to 1900 (First ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 785–786. ISBN 978-0521872928.
- ↑ USGS. "M5.9 - Cyprus region". United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ USGS. "M6.8 - Cyprus region". United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ USGS. "M5.6 - Cyprus region". United States Geological Survey.
Sources
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