Event 20210121-4
2021-01-21 14:27:06.800 UTC 56.74 km 5.0 Ml
35.0302°N, 33.7743°E
FELT EARTHQUAKE
18.0 km NE of Larnaka
Tags:
felt
Time Error: Analysis Type: Manual
Time RMS: 0.36 s Num. Stations: 20
Depth Error: 1.27 km Num. Phases: 34
Reference Elevation: 0.11 km Max. Intensity (MMI): VI
Azimuth: 159° Effects Type:
Το Τμήμα Γεωλογικής Επισκόπησης του Υπουργείου Γεωργίας, Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Περιβάλλοντος ανακοινώνει ότι την Πέμπτη 21 Ιανουαρίου 2021 και ώρα 16:27 καταγράφηκε από το σεισμολογικό δίκτυο του Τμήματος ισχυρός σεισμός μεγέθους M=5.0 βαθμών στην κλίμακα Ρίχτερ. Ο σεισμός είχε επίκεντρο κοντά στο Δασάκι Άχνας, 18 χιλιόμετρα βορειο-ανατολικά της Λάρνακας και εστιακό βάθος 55 χιλιόμετρα. Ο σεισμός έγινε αισθητός σε ολόκληρη την Κύπρο λόγω του μεγάλου εστιακού βάθους του. Έγινε έντονα αισθητός στην επικεντρική περιοχή, στην επαρχία Λάρνακας, Αμμοχώστου, Λευκωσίας και Λεμεσού, και ελαφρά αισθητός στην επαρχία Πάφου. Έγινε επίσης αντιληπτός στη Συρία, Λίβανο, Ισραήλ και Τουρκία.
Magnitudes
Preferred Magnitude Stations Error Author Action
5.0 Ml 12 0
 
Origin Details
Ellipse Major: Seismic Moment:
Ellipse Minor: Corner Frequency:
Ellipse Strike: Stress Drop:
Min. Distance: 0.12° Source Radius:
Max. Distance: 2.57° Location Method:
Fixed Location: no Author:
Fixed Depth: no Event Type:
Fixed Phase: no External Event ID:
Fixed Time: no External Origin ID:
Horizontal Error:
Error Ellipse
Length Azimuth Dip
Maximum 2.37 km 176.00° 8.00°
Intermediate 1.44 km 69.00° 62.00°
Minimum 0.72 km 270.00° 26.00°
 

None

Channel Time Amplitude Period/Duration Magnitude Event Distance Event Azimuth Action
CQ.PARA.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:23.430 UTC 395.2 0.24 s 5.1 Ml 0.22° 99.0°
CQ.PARA.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:23.590 UTC 457.6 0.28 s 5.1 Ml 0.22° 99.0°
CQ.MVOU.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:23.710 UTC 776.9 0.32 s 5.5 Ml 0.12° 263.0°
CQ.MVOU.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:23.720 UTC 1102.7 0.36 s 5.6 Ml 0.12° 263.0°
CQ.ATHA.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:25.800 UTC 667.6 0.48 s 5.1 Ml 0.33° 290.0°
GE.CSS.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:27.150 UTC 214.1 0.54 s 5.0 Ml 0.37° 260.0°
CQ.ATHA.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:27.410 UTC 858.2 0.76 s 5.2 Ml 0.33° 290.0°
CQ.ASGA.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:28.550 UTC 156.8 0.64 s 4.8 Ml 0.50° 241.0°
CQ.ASGA.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:29.180 UTC 143.8 0.46 s 4.8 Ml 0.50° 241.0°
GE.CSS.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:30.570 UTC 211.9 0.50 s 5.0 Ml 0.37° 260.0°
CQ.XYLS.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:31.350 UTC 163.3 0.48 s 4.8 Ml 0.60° 269.0°
CQ.XYLS.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:31.950 UTC 203.4 0.44 s 4.9 Ml 0.60° 269.0°
CQ.TROD.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:37.250 UTC 173.8 0.64 s 5.2 Ml 0.75° 264.0°
CQ.ALEF.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:38.720 UTC 236.5 0.58 s 5.2 Ml 0.97° 278.0°
CQ.ALEF.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:39.300 UTC 129.3 0.50 s 4.9 Ml 0.97° 278.0°
CQ.TROD.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:43.050 UTC 92.9 0.64 s 4.9 Ml 0.75° 264.0°
CQ.NATA.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:45.820 UTC 161.3 0.66 s 4.8 Ml 1.02° 257.0°
CQ.NATA.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:45.860 UTC 208.4 0.60 s 4.9 Ml 1.02° 257.0°
CQ.APOL.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:47.460 UTC 67.3 0.54 s 4.6 Ml 0.83° 245.0°
CQ.APOL.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:48.000 UTC 85.4 0.54 s 4.7 Ml 0.83° 245.0°
CQ.AKMS.--.HHE 2021-01-21 14:27:49.460 UTC 79.6 0.90 s 4.9 Ml 1.18° 270.0°
CQ.AKMS.--.HHN 2021-01-21 14:27:49.740 UTC 101.8 1.02 s 5.0 Ml 1.18° 270.0°
CQ.OSC1.01.HHN 2021-01-21 14:28:23.210 UTC 7.7 0.66 s 4.9 Ml 2.57° 235.0°
CQ.OSC1.01.HHE 2021-01-21 14:28:25.770 UTC 6.1 0.76 s 4.8 Ml 2.57° 235.0°
Channel Phase Time Time Residual Direction Event Distance Event Azimuth SNR Automatic? Defined By Action
CQ.MVOU.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:15.128 UTC -0.44 s Unspecified 0.12° 264.0° 2688.07 no
CQ.PAR1.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:15.715 UTC -0.060 s Unspecified 0.17° 89.0° no
CQ.LAR1.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:15.807 UTC 0.020 s Unspecified 0.17° 232.0° no
CQ.PARA.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:16.017 UTC -0.080 s Unspecified 0.22° 99.0° 1266.72 no
CQ.ATHA.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:16.859 UTC -0.060 s Unspecified 0.33° 290.0° 261.06 no
GE.CSS.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:16.877 UTC -0.41 s Unspecified 0.37° 260.0° no
CQ.ASGA.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:18.552 UTC -0.040 s Unspecified 0.50° 241.0° 521.25 no
CQ.XYLS.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:19.459 UTC -0.26 s Unspecified 0.60° 269.0° 420.29 no
CQ.TROD.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:21.749 UTC 0.12 s Unspecified 0.75° 264.0° 288.75 no
CQ.MVOU.--.HHN S 2021-01-21 14:27:22.102 UTC -0.31 s Unspecified 0.12° 263.0° 1484.12 no
CQ.APOL.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:22.528 UTC -0.13 s Unspecified 0.83° 245.0° 137.09 no
CQ.LAR1.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:23.101 UTC 0.30 s Unspecified 0.17° 232.0° no
CQ.PAR1.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:23.161 UTC 0.38 s Unspecified 0.17° 89.0° no
CQ.PARA.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:23.308 UTC -0.040 s Unspecified 0.22° 99.0° 771.47 no
CQ.ALEF.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:23.994 UTC -0.51 s Unspecified 0.97° 278.0° 332.19 no
GE.CSS.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:25.009 UTC -0.46 s Unspecified 0.37° 260.0° no
CQ.POL3.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:25.227 UTC -0.27 s Unspecified 1.05° 275.0° no
CQ.POL1.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:25.238 UTC -0.32 s Unspecified 1.05° 273.0° no
CQ.ATHA.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:25.285 UTC 0.48 s Unspecified 0.33° 290.0° 297.24 no
CQ.POL2.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:25.574 UTC -0.050 s Unspecified 1.05° 273.0° no
CQ.NATA.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:25.582 UTC 0.41 s Unspecified 1.02° 257.0° 165.16 no
CQ.POL5.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:26.726 UTC 0.47 s Unspecified 1.10° 271.0° no
CQ.POL7.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:26.871 UTC 0.37 s Unspecified 1.12° 271.0° no
CQ.POL6.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:27.057 UTC 0.71 s Unspecified 1.11° 271.0° no
CQ.AKMS.--.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:27.489 UTC 0.17 s Unspecified 1.18° 270.0° 193.42 no
CQ.ASGA.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:27.956 UTC 0.19 s Unspecified 0.50° 241.0° 366.02 no
CQ.XYLS.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:29.989 UTC 0.19 s Unspecified 0.60° 269.0° 755.83 no
CQ.TROD.--.HHN S 2021-01-21 14:27:33.694 UTC 0.49 s Unspecified 0.75° 264.0° 337.92 no
CQ.APOL.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:34.710 UTC -0.32 s Unspecified 0.83° 245.0° 133.54 no
CQ.ALEF.--.HHN S 2021-01-21 14:27:36.338 UTC -1.98 s Unspecified 0.97° 278.0° 506.75 no
CQ.POL3.--.HHN S 2021-01-21 14:27:39.434 UTC -0.66 s Unspecified 1.05° 275.0° no
CQ.POL1.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:39.623 UTC -0.57 s Unspecified 1.05° 273.0° no
CQ.POL2.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:40.155 UTC -0.14 s Unspecified 1.05° 273.0° no
CQ.NATA.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:40.572 UTC 1.07 s Unspecified 1.02° 257.0° 201.41 no
CQ.POL7.--.HHN S 2021-01-21 14:27:42.203 UTC 0.33 s Unspecified 1.12° 271.0° no
CQ.AKMS.--.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:27:43.746 UTC 0.42 s Unspecified 1.18° 270.0° 186.99 no
CQ.OSC1.01.HHZ P 2021-01-21 14:27:45.034 UTC -1.48 s Unspecified 2.57° 235.0° 11.94 no
CQ.OSC1.01.HHE S 2021-01-21 14:28:16.196 UTC -1.28 s Unspecified 2.57° 235.0° 8.91 no

Ground Motion

Channel Intensity PGA (cm/s2) PGV (cm/s)
CQ.MVOU.--.HHE III 10.6520 0.5611
CQ.MVOU.--.HHN III 7.5744 0.4581
CQ.MVOU.--.HHZ III 4.5637 0.1994
CQ.PARA.--.HHE III 6.6987 0.2715
CQ.PARA.--.HHN III 7.0317 0.2806
CQ.PARA.--.HHZ III 3.9842 0.1097
CQ.ALEF.--.HHE II 1.6301 0.0968
CQ.ALEF.--.HHN II 0.9968 0.0599
CQ.ALEF.--.HHZ II 0.6099 0.0280
CQ.ASGA.--.HHE II 1.3023 0.0535
CQ.ASGA.--.HHN II 1.2190 0.0730
CQ.ASGA.--.HHZ II 2.0856 0.0682
CQ.ATHA.--.HHE II 4.4175 0.3135
CQ.ATHA.--.HHN II 3.6068 0.2765
CQ.ATHA.--.HHZ II 4.5483 0.2047
CQ.NATA.--.HHE II 1.0207 0.0736
CQ.NATA.--.HHN II 0.8475 0.0506
CQ.NATA.--.HHZ II 0.5441 0.0404
CQ.XYLS.--.HHE II 1.8480 0.0756
CQ.XYLS.--.HHN II 2.6691 0.1305
CQ.XYLS.--.HHZ II 1.5204 0.0753
CQ.AKMS.--.HHE I 0.5989 0.0346
CQ.AKMS.--.HHN I 0.4842 0.0304
CQ.AKMS.--.HHZ I 0.4265 0.0211
CQ.APOL.--.HHE I 0.9051 0.0289
CQ.APOL.--.HHN I 0.7586 0.0283
CQ.APOL.--.HHZ I 0.9162 0.0211
CQ.OSC1.01.HHE I 0.0844 0.0040
CQ.OSC1.01.HHN I 0.1323 0.0030
CQ.OSC1.01.HHZ I 0.0777 0.0012
CQ.TROD.--.HHE I 0.8000 0.0625
CQ.TROD.--.HHN I 0.4925 0.0372
CQ.TROD.--.HHZ I 0.4246 0.0295

Perceived shaking Not felt Very weak Weak Light Moderate Strong Very strong Severe Violent Extreme
Potential damage None None None None Very light Light Moderate Mod./Heavy Heavy Very heavy
Max peak acc. (cm/s2) 0.98 4.9 24 66 128 235 432 814 1530 999999
Max peak vel. (cm/s) 0.07 0.4 1.9 5.8 11 22 43 83 160 999999
Instrumental intensity I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X