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Earthquake in Nicosia?

Postby CBBB » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:30 am

Anybody else feel it at about 9:25?
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Postby mikeyy » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:35 am

I felt it. In Lemesos. How much was it?
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Postby CBBB » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:38 am

No press reports yet.
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Postby Sotos » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:49 am

I felt it a lot. It was in Limassol. If you felt it in Nicosia you must be living in a high building! They say it was less than 5 but it was horizontal which is more dangerous.
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Postby Raymanoff » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:51 am

Sotos, vertical is more dangerous... and it was 4.5

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/rec ... es_all.php
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Postby Bravecat » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:52 am

http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=home

Yep felt it, but it wasn't bad in Nicosia. Much worse in Limassol.
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Postby Sotos » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:52 am

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Postby CBBB » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:53 am

Not that high, I am only on the second floor of a 3 floor building..
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Postby DT. » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:54 am

Felt it a lot over here in downtown Nicosia. The whole building was swaying.
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Postby cyprusgeoff » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:56 am

Nothing in Pafos.

I'm still waiting for the earth to move here :lol:
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