(Major) Earthquakes list May 9, 2012 – Moderate earthquake in the Limassol area, Cyprus

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Damaging earthquake in the Kutahya region of Turkey
A damaging earthquake also occurred which is probably an aftershock of the 3rd May earthquake. This was a M4.5 earthquake which has damaged some houses and will be a TCIP event.

Moderate earthquake in the Limassol area, Cyprus
The earthquake struck at a shallow 5 km depth (data EMSC) only 12 km to the west of Akrotiri
May is the start of the tourism season in Cyprus and a lot of tourists will have felt this earthquake.
Earthquake-Report.com does not expect any serious damage or injuries due to this earthquake. Minor cracks in walls, falling plaster and objects falling of cupboards and walls are always a possibility.
12 km W Akrotiri (pop 713) and 22 km (28 km following USGS) SW Lemesos or Limassol (pop 154,000)

Label info : M = magnitude, D = depth (km), Time = UTC – Click here for the Time Zone world map.

SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
EMSC Off W Coast Of Northern Sumatra May 09 22:14 PM 4.4 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS Off The West Coast Of Northern Sumatra May 09 22:14 PM 4.4 10 MAP I Felt It
GEONET Canterbury May 09 19:36 PM 4.3 15 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan May 09 16:08 PM 4.3 229 MAP I Felt It
USGS Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan May 09 16:08 PM 4.4 239 MAP I Felt It
USGS New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea May 09 15:37 PM 4.7 53 MAP I Felt It
EMSC New Britain Region, P.n.g. May 09 15:37 PM 4.6 50 MAP I Felt It
EMSC North Of Ascension Island May 09 14:49 PM 5.6 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS North Of Ascension Island May 09 14:49 PM 5.6 1 MAP I Felt It
EMSC North Indian Ocean May 09 14:27 PM 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
USGS North Indian Ocean May 09 14:27 PM 4.7 14 MAP I Felt It
USGS Maug Islands Region, Northern Mariana Islands May 09 13:55 PM 4.6 117 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Maug Islands Reg, N. Mariana Is. May 09 13:55 PM 4.6 117 MAP I Felt It
USGS North Indian Ocean May 09 12:42 PM 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC North Indian Ocean May 09 12:42 PM 4.3 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Cyprus Region May 09 10:48 AM 4.4 5 MAP I Felt It
  • Erimi, Limassol - Light shaking indicated
  • Episkopi - It seemed much stronger than that in 1996, but the epicentre was closed I think. (source EMSC)
  • Episkopi - It only lasted a couple of seconds my house is close to the epicenter (source EMSC)
  • Akrotiri - Due to aerobatic team training above some confusion as to cause of disturbance. (source EMSC)
  • Kolossi - The whole building trembled and shook. noise started low, then peaked with a banging sound. Trembling and shaking died away quickly. Time 5 - 10 seconds total. (source EMSC)
  • Kolossi - Whole house was shaking and a low rumbling noise for about 5 seconds. Biggest one I've felt in 10 years in Cyprus. (source EMSC)
  • Pissouri - Große Fensterflächen vibrierten deutlich, aber kein Ton. (source EMSC)
  • Polemidia - Nothing much just a small shake nothing more but maybe we expect bigger one later on we shall see (source EMSC)
  • Limassol - Building shook for a few seconds and light items fell off a side, one breaking. (source EMSC)
  • Limassol - Απλώς θα ήθελα να επισημάνω ότι αυτή η σεισμική δόνηση είχε διαφορετική αίσθηση από άλλες φορές. Ένοιωθα να πηγαίνω πάνω κάτω και όχι δεξιά-αριστερά όπως τις περισσότερες φορές. Επίσης δεν υπήρχε θόρυβος ούτε προ ούτε κατά τη διάρκεια του σεισμού, απλώς μόνο ο θόρυβος των π
  • Limassol - The structure trembled for a few seconds and it stopped. People in the 2nd floor run down the stairs to the 1st floor and by that time the shaking stopped. (source EMSC)
  • Limassol - I felt the earthquake in the center of Limassol but didn’t think much of it. Tv was shaking and i could feel it but was not fazed by it. I was visiting my parents over lunchtime and they didn’t realize it at all. It was felt more in the Kolossi area I was told.
  • Episkopi, Limassol - very loud noise as if a metal object was spinning in the washing machine,serious shake but bery short. the pictures were all askew on one wall and my neighbour's baby washing on a portable dryer was knocked down and the washing was over the terrace. I really felt the shake as I was sitting near the wall that shook.francoise fautrel
  • Ypsonas - Ik woon op een flat 3e etage,het gebouw schudde 10 sec. matig.
  • Ypsonas - Vrijdag 21.50 naschok 4 tot 6 sec.
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    USGS Cyprus Region May 09 10:48 AM 4.3 9 MAP I Felt It
  • Nicosia - Felt a vibration beneath me and low rumbling sound. But nobody else in my office did so I thought I must have imagined it. clearly not :)
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    USGS North Indian Ocean May 09 07:30 AM 4.5 10 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC North Indian Ocean May 09 07:30 AM 4.8 2 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Philippine Islands Region May 09 04:35 AM 5.2 39 MAP I Felt It
    EMSC Philippine Islands Region May 09 04:34 AM 5.4 28 MAP I Felt It

    Data sources courtesy : USGS – EMSC – GFZ – GEONET

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    City/Village where you felt the earthquake
    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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    1. john skoufaris says:
      May 10, 2012 at 6:17 am

      First off, Nicosia is the capital city of Cyprus, not Limassol. I felt the earthquake in the centre of Limassol but didn’t think much of it. Tv was shaking and i could feel it but was not fazed by it. I was visiting my parents over lunchtime and they didn’t realize it at all. It was felt more in the Kolossi area I was told.

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      • Armand Vervaeck says:
        May 10, 2012 at 7:14 am

        Sorry for my terrible mistake John and thanks for telling me. I have visited Nicosia before, so i am double guilty :) . Just adapted the text.

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