A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, Cyprus region kilometers (0 miles) from Cyprus region. Event id: us10006byl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006byl. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/08/16 / 2016-08-07 16:08:18 / August 7, 2016 @ 4:08 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41.83 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 31.6188° East, 35.2351° North, depth 41.83 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:08:18 / 4:08 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Paphos (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 89 km (56 miles) from Paphos (c. 36 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Cyprus (c. 1 103 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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