Saturday’s was the strongest earthquake felt it Cyprus since October 9 1996, when the island was hit with a 6.5 on the Richter scale. The earthquake epicentre was the same as Saturday’s – northwest of the island, and resulted in extensive damages to buildings in Paphos and Limassol. Two people lost their lived and it caused widespread panic in all districts. Around 20 people were lightly injured.
A 5.7 earthquake hit the island on February 23, 1995 and resulted in two casualties. Several houses collapsed in the villages of Pano Arodes and Miliou in Paphos.
A 5.6 earthquake was recorded on August 11 1999 with the epicentre near Yerasa village in Limassol. The quake was strongly felt across the entire island. It caused damage to buildings in Limassol and the north part of the district. Some 40 people were lightly injured mainly because of panic. A large number of aftershocks continued for months