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Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (3 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

2 large tremors that shook the whole house, ciuld actually see the building moving from outside. then 10 mins later some light aftershocks.

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (3 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4144 min

Did not last long, first time I have felt an earthquake

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (3 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4596 min

My first felt quake. It makes you really feel out of control, the after effects of stress and headaches were interesting.

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (4 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Felt in bowling alley. Lasted 5-10 seconds. Knocked a few pins over - but not mine 😉

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (4 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 692 min

We've been scared

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 59 min

Out shopping in local market, building seemed to sway and shopkeepers looked very panicked and shouted everybody to get out!

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 338 min

I was in my kitchen when my whole house started wobbling quite strongly from side to side. I could feel the  foundations moving aswell. I thought my kitchen cupboards were going to come off the wall they were shaking that much

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 230 min

This was my first quake. It exhibited the classic side to side motion strong enough to make me lose my balance and reach out for support. It was very short, just a few seconds long.

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 90 min

My aquarium went crazy the water spilled everwhere and the whole neighborhood were crazy about it.

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 78 min

Some books fell from shelves. Very strong shocks in my house.

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

House shook after a bang and then swayed

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

small aftershock about 5 mins later

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

I wake up really scared ot was strong.it really shake us

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

Séisme à Pafoschypre

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (5 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

It quaked.

Witness location : Chloraka (Cyprus) (6 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 672 min

Over quickly but very strong. We had a lot of broken glasses that had fallen from the shelves.

Witness location : Chloraka (Cyprus) (6 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 79 min

Floor was rippling building swaying things falling on floor. Roof tiles fell in. Pretty scary.

Witness location : Yeroskipou (Cyprus) (7 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Lasted about 5 sec

Witness location : Emba (Cyprus) (7 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 117 min

The whole house shook. Some pictures fell off the wall

Witness location : Yeroskipou (Cyprus) (8 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Very short,  around 5 secs. Whole room shook.

Witness location : Armou (Cyprus) (9 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Πολύ δυνατός έπεσαν πράγματα με διάρκεια. Very very strong everything felt down about 6 sec...

Witness location : Peyia (Cyprus) (14 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Quite strong but of short duration.

Witness location : Peyia (Cyprus) (14 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Was big, aftershock 15 mins later

Witness location : Peyia (Cyprus) (14 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

House shook, no damage, worst we've felt in 7 years.

Witness location : Peyia (Cyprus) (15 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

first time ever feeling a tremor. More fascinated than frightened.

Witness location : Kallepia (Cyprus) (16 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

After shocks for about 10 minutes,lessening  in degree of intensity

Witness location : Peyia (Cyprus) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 219 min

Did feel big with a few after shocks

Witness location : Peyia (Cyprus) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Fairly short but sharp. Aftershocks about 10 minutes later

Witness location : Peyia (Cyprus) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Last day of our holiday (from UK) we're staying at Sea caves just past Coral Bay. We were terrified! Seemed to last around 10 seconds, pool water was splashing, car was rocking and walls of the villa swaying. I had to hold onto the walls. Small aftershock about 15 mins later but we are still shaking! :)

Witness location : Peyia (Cyprus) (16 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1774 min

I cant imagine what longer or bigger ones feel like - that rumbling sound is so haunting

Witness location : Kouklia (Cyprus) (19 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 160 min

I was inside a courier office in central Paphos. The whole building shook very violently so much so i had to steady myself on my feet or i would have been knocked over. It took me a few seconds to register what was happening as i have never felt an earthquake before.

Witness location : Kouklia (Cyprus) (20 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Felt movement and cup shook. Dog jumped up too

Witness location : Paphos (Cyprus) (21 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 643 min

I felt the earth sway under my feet, then my balance in my head swayed, and then the earth beneath my feet swayed again.

My immediate reaction was the earthquake was more than the 4.2 earthquake I had experienced in northern Israel more than 10 years ago.

I felt one aftershock 10 minutes later.

A couple of hours later, I had a conversation with a park official was was deep in the gorge when he felt the earthquake. He said he was thinking that, "if the earthquake would have lasted 2 minutes the entire gorge would have been destroyed."

Witness location : Kouklia (Cyprus) (21 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Happened at 11.30am local time. Lasted for about 30 seconds.  Room shook but nothing fell off walls.

Witness location : Poli Crysochous (Cyprus) (34 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Slight shaking

Witness location : Poli Crysochous (Cyprus) (34 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 88 min

Whole house shook, there was creaking, banging and rumbling. Felt like being on a ship in a storm. Few cracks in walls and drive but no other damage.

Witness location : Pachna (Cyprus) (37 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Sitting in my study and the chair moved.

Witness location : Σωτήρα (Cyprus) (42 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 82 min

Felt grownd moving slightly.. Two times.. understood it was an earthquake. .

Witness location : Agios Therapon (Cyprus) (42 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 453 min

No sound. Just movement

Witness location : (Cyprus) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 171 min

I live on the 3rd floor and i felt nothing!!

Witness location : (Cyprus) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 178 min

It lasted a minute or so.

Witness location : Limassol (Cyprus) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 138 min

The image from my homemade seismometer located inland 30km from the epicentre. Light shaking felt here.

Witness location : Limassol (Cyprus) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Desk and pc screen shaking. Shower door making noise and in general an earthquake buzzing noise was heard throughout

Witness location : Limassol (Cyprus) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 421 min

I am living on 5th floor. The feeling was like the building was moving north-south-north.

Witness location : Limassol (Cyprus) (61 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Moderate shaking

Witness location : Egkomi (Cyprus) (96 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 56 min

I was in the car parked and felt it in Nicosia.

Witness location : Egkomi (Cyprus) (99 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

It was pretty horrible to face earth quack on 5th floor.

Witness location : Strovolos (Cyprus) (100 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 148 min

Felt strong swaying

Witness location : Nicosia (Cyprus) (100 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

The quake was quite noticeable on the 4th floor

Witness location : Nicosia () (101 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 111 min

Oh my god!!! my chair was rolling from one side to the other side in my office on the 4th floor

Witness location : Nicosia () (101 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Seismos mege8ous Rikkou..mikros