Today is the CY-ALERT test. Exercise notifications will be sent to your phone.

Today, Tuesday, November 10, between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., a test of the CY-ALERT system will be conducted. Further alerts related to the earthquake and tsunami scenario will be sent to phones in coastal areas affected by the exercise.

This is purely a NEAMWave2026 exercise. There is no actual threat associated with the announced test, and receiving the message does not require action by residents or tourists.

CY-ALERT test today from 11:00 to 15:00

Civil Defense announced the dispatch of more than one notificationSubsequent messages on the same phone can therefore be part of a planned exercise routine.

Times shown are local time in Cyprus. Messages will be sent through the system's training channel and not as a warning of an actual earthquake or tsunami.

Who will receive the notification?

The messages are to reach the phones located in the coastal areas covered by the exercise, provided that the devices have test notifications enabled.

This isn't a pre-announcement of a message being sent to every phone on the island. The device's location and settings are important.

The exercise announcement did not include a detailed list of locations. Therefore, it should not be assumed that the test will cover the entire coast equally.

The lack of a message does not necessarily mean a failure

Today's notifications are using a test channel. If your phone is not in a supported area or doesn't have active reception for these notifications, you may not receive the message.

Failure to pass the test does not in itself mean that the device will not receive a warning during an actual emergency. Practice notification settings should be distinguished from the operation of actual emergency alerts.

Why practice earthquake and tsunami?

NEAMWave2026 is intended to test early warning procedures and the preparedness and cooperation of the responsible services.

The earthquake and tsunami scenario is designed to practice responding to a potential event. It is not a forecast of the occurrence of such a threat.

The CY-ALERT system has already been used to deliver real-world warnings. However, today's attempt must be clearly distinguished from such messages.

The most important thing for recipients is to read the content of the message they receive. Notifications announced for today's exercises between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM are test notifications—they do not require any response.