Two tremors occurred early on Friday morning in Cyprus.

According to the Euro-Mediterranean seismological centre, a tremor measuring three on the Richter scale was recorded at 3.10am. The epicentre was 14 kilometres east of Paphos.

The second one, measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale, happened at 6.25am. Its epicentre was 26 kilometres northeast of Paphos.

The latest two minor earthquakes come after a couple of days of heightened seismological activity in and around Cyprus, with two strong earthquakes having struck the island on Wednesday.

The first earthquake struck shortly after 11.30am on Wednesday, and measured 5.3 on the Richter scale, with its epicentre in the Paphos district village of Ayia Marina.

While no serious structural damage was recorded, people were seen exiting office buildings and homes as a precaution in the aftermath of the quake, with Ayia Marina mukhtar Marios Stylianou confirming that the epicentre village had escaped unscathed, and that its elderly residents are “well”.

The second earthquake also measured 5.3 on the Richter scale and struck shortly after 4.30pm.

On Thursday, geological survey department director Christodoulos Hadjigeorgiou said he expects seismic activity in and around the island to ease, though he did describe Wednesday’s quakes as “intense” and unprecedented” while speaking to the Cyprus News Agency.

He added that the geological survey department is “on alert” and “monitoring seismic activity”, and said that while seismic activity in the region is “expected to ease”, people “should be vigilant and react with calmness, and not with panic”.

According to the Euro-Mediterranean seismological centre, more than 30 tremors were detected in Cyprus throughout Wednesday, two of which had magnitudes between four and five on the Richter scale.

While the earthquakes were felt across the island, civil defence spokesman Panayiotis Liasides confirmed during an appearance on television channel Alpha that there had been “no reports of serious damage or injuries”, and that there had been “small landslides but nothing serious”.