On Monday, March 24, at about 8 a.m., a small earthquake of 3.2 points on the Richter scale occurred in Cyprus.
According to information provided by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the epicenter of the earthquake was recorded 18.9 km northwest of Limassol, at a depth of 51 km.
Many residents of the island state felt a slight vibration.
Recall that an earthquake in Cyprus is a frequent natural phenomenon!
The most catastrophic earthquakes in Cyprus are 6.0 and 6.1 on the Richter scale on September 10, 1953 in the Paphos area.
Then 40 people died, 1000 was injured and 4000 were left without shelter. For several seconds, 1,600 houses were destroyed in 158 Paphos communities. Earthquakes were felt in Limassol and Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Castelizo, Rhodes and Turkey.
In 1996, the largest earthquake of magnitude 6.5 points on the Richter scale occurred in Cyprus. The earthquake was concentrated in the southwestern part of the island between Limassol and Paphos. As a result of the earthquake in Limassol, Paphos, Nicosia, Larnaca and Paralymni were damaged at home, 2 people died.
In 1999, a magnitude of 5.6 points on the Richter scale occurred in Limassol. In addition, in 1924, an earthquake of 6 points occurred in the sea, east of Famagusta, and in 1918 6.3 points.
On January 20, 1941, a very strong earthquake occurred in the entire eastern Mediterranean and caused the tsunami in Israel. After the earthquake, many houses in Larnaca and Paralymni were damaged and destroyed.
In 1947, there was a strong earthquake in Alexander, Türkiye. In addition to Turkey, it also affected Cyprus. Most of all then Nicosia and Famagusta suffered.
Source: Cyprus-Mail.com
