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Two earthquakes were recorded in Cyprus on Friday evening, occurring only a few minutes apart, according to preliminary information from the European Seismological Center.
The first seismic event measured 3.5 on the Richter scale, followed shortly afterward by a second tremor of 4.1. Both quakes were felt within a brief time span, prompting immediate attention from monitoring agencies and residents in the affected areas.
Around the same time, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) issued an automatic alert through its LastQuake platform and social media channels, indicating that an unverified, crowdsourced detection suggested an earthquake had been felt in Cyprus only 16 seconds before the alert was posted. EMSC stressed that this was an automatic early signal, generated from real-time user activity, and not yet confirmed by seismic instruments at that moment. The organisation urged residents to report whether they felt shaking via its mobile app and online platforms.
#Earthquake (#σεισμός) possibly felt 16 sec ago in #Cyprus. Felt it? Tell us via:
— EMSC (@LastQuake) December 12, 2025
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Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon! pic.twitter.com/mEx0HwGDHQ
