Cyprus was hit by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake hit 71 km (44 miles) northwest of Limassol in Cyprus and was mainly felt in the western Paphos region and in the capital Nicosia. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Cyprus state radio reported the tremor was a magnitude 5.3, at a shallow depth of 3 km west of Kissonerga, a village in Paphos popular with British expats. "The chair I was sitting on started moving and my sister came running down the stairs to tell me the wardrobes and doors were rattling," Sarah Ktisti, a journalist living in the region told Reuters. One Cyprus resident said the tremor seemed strong, while another described his chair moving for a few seconds.