Earthquake felt near Limassol
A 4.1 Richter earthquake was felt in Cyprus on Friday morning, the European Seismological Centre said.
According to the centre, the earthquake registered at 7.34am, and was felt in Limassol.
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Families of Cypriot earthquake dead travel to Turkey for next phase of trial
The families of the 24 Cypriot children who were killed when the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman collapsed travelled to Turkey on Tuesday ahead of the resumption of ...
Minor earthquake detected off Lefka coast
A minor earthquake was detected off the coast of Lefka on Friday morning, according to the north’s met office.
The earthquake measured 3.6 on the Richter scale and was recorded ...
Japan quake survivors face freezing rain, threat of landslides
Rescuers raced against the clock on Wednesday searching for survivors of an earthquake in western Japan that killed at least 65, while evacuees continued to wait for further aid amid freezing ...
Japan quake: survivors face freezing rain, threat of landslides
The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Japan on New Years Day rose to 62 on Wednesday as authorities rushed to bring aid to survivors facing freezing temperatures and ...
Turkish Cypriots travel to Adiyaman for earthquake hotel trial
A delegation of Turkish Cypriots travelled to the Turkish city of Adiyaman on Tuesday for the beginning of the trial of those held responsible for the collapse of the Isias ...
Father of Cypriot child killed in earthquake detained in Turkey (updated)
The father of one of the Cypriot children killed during February’s earthquakes was detained on arrival in Turkey on Tuesday after a case was filed against him for post ...
Japan quake toll nears 50 as rescuers battle to find survivors (Updated)
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Chinese rescuers brave freezing cold to find earthquake survivors
Braving sub-zero conditions, thousands of rescuers faced an uphill task on Wednesday finding and treating survivors of a strong earthquake that rocked a remote area in China’s northwestern Gansu ...
Homes collapse as earthquake kills more than 100 in China’s rural Gansu (Updated)
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck one of China’s poorest regions just before midnight on Monday, killing at least 127 people, injuring hundreds and bringing down mud houses in remote villages that ...
Trial over Cypriot children’s earthquake deaths to begin in January
The trials of 11 people being held responsible for the deaths of 24 Turkish Cypriot children following the collapse of the Isias hotel in Adiyaman, Turkey, during February’s earthquakes will begin ...
Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami expected in Philippines and Japan
An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas and southwestern Japanese coasts because of warnings of tsunami ...
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines region
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled the southern Mindanao region of the Philippines on Friday, German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The quake struck off the shore of the Mindanao region, ...
Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors as deaths reach 157
Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their bare hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country’s worst earthquake in eight years ...
Nepal hit by 6.4 earthquake, felt in New Delhi
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck western Nepal on Friday, Nepal’s National Seismological Centre reported as witnesses said it caused houses in the area to collapse and buildings in New Delhi, ...
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes central Philippines
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the central Philippines on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The offshore quake was at a depth of 19.2 km (12 miles), USGS said, off ...
Iceland hit by thousands of small earthquakes in volcano warning
A seismic swarm has hit the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland with more than 5,500 small earthquakes in the last three days, raising the prospect of a volcanic eruption, the country’...
3.7 Richter earthquake off Cyprus coast
A 3.7 Richter earthquake struck off the coast of Cyprus this morning, northwest of Polis Chrysochou, the Geological Survey Department said on Wednesday.
According to the announcement the department made, the ...
Small earthquake shakes Nicosia
Nicosia was the epicentre of a small earthquake on Saturday morning, according to Istanbul’s Bogazici University’s Kandilli observatory.
The earthquake occurred at 5:59am with a magnitude of 2.4 on ...
Two Cypriots safely evacuated from Morocco
Two Cypriot women who were in Morocco during the earthquake there were on Sunday safely evacuated from the country.
Thousands are believed to have did in the Reichter 7 squake.
A ...
Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors sleep rough
Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country’s deadliest quake in more than six decades ...
Algeria to allow Morocco flights after quake despite bad ties
Morocco’s deadly earthquake prompted Algeria, which cut ties with its neighbour two years ago, to put aside the countries’ bad relations and open its air space to aid flights.
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Mild earthquake shakes residents in Limassol
A mild earthquake struck on Friday afternoon, around ten kilometres northwest of Limassol.
The earthquake had a magnitude of around three on the Richter scale.
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes between Cyprus and southern Turkey
An earthquake registering 4.8 on the Richter scale took place on Thursday afternoon, its epicentre tracked to the sea area between the northwest coast of Cyprus and the southern coast of ...