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Described is the expansion of an existing and operational ocean observatory known as CYCOFOS (Cyprus Coastal Ocean Forecasting and Observing System), with a network of tsunami detection sensors. The expanded network will serve as the prototype Tsunami Warning and Early Response system of Cyprus (TWERC). The potential in Cyprus for extensive onshore destruction from a seismically generated tsunami...