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by **jazzy1** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:45 am

Coming from the UK, I am used to crap weather but thats ok, you get used to it.

But.....

I have never experienced an EARTHQUAKE!!!

Do they happen often in Cyprus? are the bad?

Also I have read about Sand storms coming across from the desserts.
Is this a regular thing?

How does Cyprus cope with these things, being such a small Island it must be scary.

by **twinkle** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:13 am

They happen frequently in the summer months although you often don't feel them as they are out at sea. Have to say experienced only 1 that I felt in the past 5 years. My mum bounced across the patio in a plastic Lordos chair. She thought she was having a heart attack. Thankfully they aren't that serious here. The buildings should also be tested against seismic movement, or something so I'm sure you'll be fine. As for the sand storms only last week we have been suffering from the sand blown in from North Africa. The sky was very hazy and the air quality pretty awful. Once it rained though the air was clearer. However, the cars, roads, patios and pools were a shade of pink for a while....

by **Strahd** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:38 am

Cyprus is on the top of the Rift between the African, European and Asian tectonic plates. Strong earthquakes over 6R happen in cyprus every 100 years or so but the rifts can give stronger earthquakes than that.

Earthquakes in Cyprus are a VERY serious, subject, make sure that the houses you buy are built by recognised Civil Engineers who are member of the Cyprus Technical Chamber. The laws are VERY strict on anti-seismic construction.

by **jazzy1** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:06 pm

thankyou for the replies.

are these sand storms very common, worried about my kids and effects on them breathing, it cant be good. can these things be prepared for? do you know when they are coming and how bad they will be?

by **twinkle** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:35 pm

They tend to happen every year in the spring, but aren't as bad as you imagine. It's not like you're walking through walls of dust

. The government suggest you keep the kids and those at risk, asthma suffers, elderly etc, in doors until they blow over or get rained out ie no playing outside after school.

by **jazzy1** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:42 pm

oh ok, I kind of had images of thick smog and not being able to see anything......

by **Hazza** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:50 pm

Its not all that bad Jazzy. When we had it last week, I just assumed it was quite a foggy day, thats all. Was cheesed off though as I had washed my car a couple of days earlier only for it to get dusty again

by **andri_cy** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:51 pm

lol isnt that everyone's luck when they wash their car.... it either rains or something and messes it back up.

by **GIz33k0** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:32 pm

I remeber being in a earthquake that was about i think 5. something on rictor scale some of 2-3 years ago but other than that, they are mostly small quakes

by **cypezokyli** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:22 am

the most important thing.
as long as i can remeber we didnot have any victims either from earthquakes or from sand storms.

so no need to worry

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