The National Center for Geophysics of the National Council for Scientific Research said in a statement that "at 4:27 PM local time, on Thursday afternoon, an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in Cyprus.”
This as citizens in different regions in Lebanon felt the quake, mainly in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Akkar, Tripoli, West Bekaa, Keserwan, Sidon and south Lebanon.