CYPRUS: Mild tremor near Paphos, felt throughout

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The Cyprus Geological Survey reported a mild tremor of 5.6 on the Richter scale at 11.25am on Wednesday off the coast of Paphos, which was felt throughout Cyprus.
The epicentre of the seismic activity was 3kms west of Kissonerga and 8kms northwest of Paphos at a depth of 25 kilometres.
The CGS report said that a total of ten aftershocks of smaller magnitude were felt until 12noon.
Updated reports on seismic activity in Cyprus and the region can be seen at the Ministry of Agriculture website
http://www.moa.gov.cy/gsd or the CGS site http://81.4.135.34:8080 .