M 5.9 - Cyprus region

Two people killed and five injured in the Paphos area. Fifty houses destroyed, 70 seriously damaged and 500 slightly damaged in the Paphos and Nicosia areas. Twenty masonry houses were destroyed at Arodhes. Felt (VII) at Arodhes, Peristerona and Polis; (VI) at Kathikas, Peyia and Stroumbi; (V) at Kykkou Monastery; (IV) at Larnaca, Limassol and Nicosia; (III) at Paralimni. Felt throughout Cyprus. Also felt in northern Israel and Lebanon. RADIATED ENERGY No. of sta: 15 Focal mech. M Energy 1.7+0.5*10**13 Nm MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Dep 21 No. of sta: 28 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=2.80 Mtt=0.05 Mff=-2.86 Mrt=0.42 Mrf=6.20 Mtf=-1.49 Principal axes: (T) Val=6.82 Plg=57 Azm=263 (N) Val=0.33 Plg=10 Azm=8 (P) Val=-7.15 Plg=32 Azm=104 Best Double Couple:Mo=7.0*10**17 NP1:Strike=224 Dip=16 Slip=127 NP2:Strike=6 Dip=77 Slip=80 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GSN L.P.B.: 66S,145C Centroid Location: Origin Time 21:03: 7.7 0.2 Lat 35.02N 0.02 Lon 32.44E 0.03 Dep 15.0 BDY Half-duration 2.0 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=3.51 0.08 Mtt=-0.63 0.09 Mff=-2.88 0.10 Mrt=0.18 0.22 Mrf=6.92 0.25 Mtf=-2.55 0.09 Principal Axes: (T) Val=8.12 Plg=55 Azm=255 (N) Val=-0.12 Plg=16 Azm=10 (P) Val=-8.00 Plg=30 Azm=110 Best Double Couple:Mo=8.1*10**17 NP1:Strike=239 Dip=21 Slip=140 NP2:Strike=6 Dip=77 Slip=73