Sharjah24 - WAM: Cyprus and the entire eastern Mediterranean were shaken by an earthquake early Tuesday morning, reported German news agency (dpa).
European earthquake monitor ESMC said it was a 6.5-magnitude quake, with an epicentre under the sea around 120 kilometres north-west of Limassol.
There was no initial information on possible casualties or severe damage.
Thousands of people ran out to the street and spent the night outdoors, according to Cypriot state broadcaster RIK.
The earthquake struck minutes after 01:00 GMT in the early hours of the morning and was felt in southern Turkey, Israel, Egypt and the Greek islands of Crete and Rhodes, the broadcaster reported.
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