The earthquake was not related to the New Styron fault – Very little chance of a larger earthquake
It is called Earthquake Risk Committeeafter the 4.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred earlier in Psachna Evia and was particularly felt in Attica.
According to information, the element that “scares” the seismologists is the length of the faults in the area.
As for the estimate for the next few hours, the chances of the fault in Psachna producing an earthquake greater than 4.9 Richter are few, but they do exist.
The President of the OASP Prof. Euthymis Lekkas, after contacting the Minister of Climate Crisis, Mr. X. Stylianidis, convened the Permanent Special Scientific Committee for Seismic Risk Assessment and Seismic Risk Reduction, in order to examine the Seismic Activity in the Psachnon – Chalkidos area and to launch the next Actions.
Also, the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has been in contact with the mayor of Chalkida, so that a coordination meeting can take place there, in which the minister, Christos Stylianidis and the general secretary of Civil Protection, Vasilios Papageorgiou, will participate via teleconference as well as OASP officials. in order to examine the data so far and the situation in the wider area after the earthquake. All the forces of the Civil Protection, EMAK and the Fire Brigade are already on alert, while so far there have been no reports of injuries or serious material damage.
It is noted that so far there are only reports of damage (breakage) to a few windows, while an announcement is expected to be issued by the Fire Department shortly.
Earlier, the professor Gerasimos Papadopoulos had stated that “the earthquake was strongly felt in Evia and Attica. The epicenter is located 9 km east of Psachna Evia. It is an outbreak that is not related to the one that was activated in the area of ​​southern Evia last month in Nea Styra.
The size is important in a new home and close to a large urban center like Chalkida. So I propose that the earthquake risk assessment committee be convened now.”
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