In any case, the professor confirmed that both in the Greek territory and internationally, it is common after a strong earthquake to be followed by others, almost equally strong.
“Nature is currently sparing,” the seismology professor emphasized in the main SKAI news bulletin. Gerasimos Papadopoulos, summarizing that there is a reservation and for this the experts cannot be reassuring since there are not the necessary data to clearly say that the earthquake of 4.9 on the Richter scale that occurred yesterday in Lesbos was the main one and now we are clearly in the phase of aftershocks.
As he explained in more detail, the possibility of a larger earthquake is not great, but it is not improbable either.
“We don’t know if 4.9 is the main one or if it, along with all the others, are aftershocks of a stronger one,” he said specifically, stressing that these are the possibilities.
In any case, the professor confirmed that both in the Greek territory and internationally, it is common after a strong earthquake to be followed by others, almost equally strong.
“We have noticed it,” he said, emphasizing that this certainly remains one of the factors that cause uncertainty among scientists regarding the evaluations, and for this reason it is not possible for them to conclude that there is no cause for concern.
“I think tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the most, we will have more data,” he summarized.
“We hope to have more data,” he added, recommending patience and calmness.
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