Abstract:
The seismicity of Cyprus is re-assessed for the period 1890-1990 using a combination of macroseismic and instrumental data from which a considerable number of new events, not Listed in existing catalogues, have been identified. lt is found that the short-term seismic activity o( the Cyprus area is associated with shallow events Located mainly offshore, south of the 35th N parallel. Also that this activity is not uniform with time; three quarters of the total strain energy was released by 1930 and for the last four decades the area has been relatively quiescent.