Earthquake in Cyprus. What happened during the earthquake in Cyprus in July 2017
Earthquakes in Cyprus, happens quite often. Such natural phenomena are not always significant, but, unfortunately, are permanent. One of the most dangerous seismological zones of the Earth is in the waters of the folded belt of the Mediterranean Sea. It is huge. After the collision of the African and European tectonic plates, Fr. Cyprus. The island is located in the Mediterranean Sea, near Turkey and Syria. The Mediterranean folded belt occupies quite a vast territory, which runs from the Atlantic to the shores of the South China Sea.
Cyprus earthquakes
On the island, most people do not feel verystrong, but frequent tremors, and mostly on the coast from Famagusta, passing through Larnaca and Limassol, to Paphos. It is in these places that there is no danger that threatens people's lives. Earthquakes are calculated on the Richter scale. Magnitude of three points is practically not felt. Four points is enough to shake the hanging objects and make a person wake up if he slept at night.
How often do earthquakes occur?
In 1984 in this resort place began to workseismological center. Predict that there will be an earthquake, it is impossible, but a statistical database is created, according to which it is already possible to approximately orientate. Annually on the island about 500 shocks are registered. For thirty-three years of observations, there were no very significant earthquakes in Cyprus. The statistics below show data for the past five years:
- In 2012, 93 km south of the city of Famagusta, there was an earthquake in 5.5 points. But since it was quite far away, the city did not suffer destruction.
- October 2013. The tremors were strong - 6.4 points, but lay deep, at a depth of about 30 km. This has saved Cyprus from unpleasant consequences.
- December 2014 Although the epicenter was 208 km and at a depth of 64 km, but still with the earthquake in Cyprus, the sea significantly undermined the coastline of the best ecological beaches of the port of Latchi. Waters invaded the land for forty meters.
- July 2015. Jumps in 4.3 points occurred in Limassol. Many just in case ran out into the street. But a small earthquake did not bring destruction.
- In January, March, May and November 2016, tremors caused many to worry, but they did not create any damage.
Historical large earthquakes
According to researchers, since ancient times,The powerful force of destructive tremors, carrying horrific consequences, fell on the island at least fifteen times. Historical evidence of these events is preserved.
The city of Paphos was destroyed by earthquakesseveral times, but it was restored again and again. From the end of the XIX century until today, no less than four hundred tangible strong shocks were counted. After them, there were 67 victims. Disasters in the form of destruction, suddenly came at the end of the XX century three times: in 1995, 1996 and 1999.
The recent earthquake in the Aegean Sea
In July this year, the Mediterraneanpowerful tremors. Suffered two countries: Turkey and Greece. The media reported that there were hundreds of victims, and even two people were killed. At the resort town of Bodrum in Turkey, a tsunami struck at night. The panic began. Electricity was extinguished and in full darkness everyone ran around the streets full of water, not knowing what to do. Seventy people got to the hospital. The earthquake in Cyprus in July 2017 was practically not felt.
In Greece, there was also a shock among the authorities andordinary people: 6.3 points on the Richter scale - this is serious. The beds shook in the houses. People with sleepiness reacted inadequately: they jumped out of the windows, so they received bruises and injuries, which were then turned to the hospital. The data given are indicative of the fact that the impact was mainly taken by the island of Kos. Broken walls of houses, windows and show-windows are broken out, traumas have received one hundred twenty persons.
