Quake Info: Weak Mag. 2.3 Earthquake - 6.9 km Northeast of Limassol, Cyprus, on Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 5:12 pm (GMT +3)

Weak mag. 2.3 earthquake - 6.9 km northeast of Limassol, Cyprus, on Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 5:12 pm (GMT +3) -

Weak magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 2 km depth

29 Jun 14:14 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 2 minutes.
29 Jun 14:16: Now using data updates from RaspberryShake
29 Jun 14:24: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 18.7 km (from 6.2 to 11.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.3 km (2.6 mi) towards NNE.
6 Jul 16:01: Magnitude recalculated from 2.1 to 2.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 18.7 to 2.0 km (from 11.6 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.3 km (4.5 mi) towards SSW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 29, 2022 14:12:24 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022 at 5:12 pm (GMT +3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.3
Depth	2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	34.74°N / 33.07°E (Germasogeia, Limassol, Cyprus)
Antipode	34.74°S / 146.93°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	13 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	3 km (2 mi) WSW of Foinikaria (pop: 254) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Limassol (Limassol District) (pop: 154,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Louvaras (pop: 408) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) W of Monagroulli (pop: 492) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) E of Sotira (pop: 4,440) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Kyperounta (pop: 1,560) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) SW of Lythrodontas (Nicosia) (pop: 2,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SSW of Nicosia (pop: 200,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 27.3°C (81 F), humidity: 41%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10⁸ joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.3	2 km	Cyprus Region	RaspberryShake
2.3	2 km	CYPRUS REGION	EMSC

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Mouttagiaka, Limassol (4.2 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

Limassol (7.9 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Λεμεσός Κύπρος (9.3 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 2-5 s

Limassol (5.1 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s

Limassol (5.6 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s

Limassol (5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Limassol (9.7 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 2-5 s

Limassol (7.9 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / very short

Limassol (3 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 1-2 s

Limassol (25.5 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Limassol (5.6 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Limassol cyprus (7.6 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Very short

Limassol (6.6 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / very short : short shaking on upper floor

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