Light earthquake detected off the coast of Famagusta, north Cyprus

A light earthquake was detected off the coast of Famagusta, north Cyprus early Saturday morning the Met Office announced.

According to report, the earthquake occurred at around 3.40am on Saturday, March, 9.

According to the earthquake report published by the Meteorology Department, a very mild earthquake with a magnitude of ML: 3.5 on the Richter Scale was recorded at 03.40, approximately 53 km away from the Erenköy Seismic Station.

It was determined that the epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Famagusta, at a depth of approximately 30 km.