The magnitude 4.8 earthquake, which occurred today at 15:33 in the area of ​​Atalanti, not connected to the Atalanti faultseismologists emphasize.

With the rift of Locris the 4.8 Richter earthquake is connected to the south of Atalanti, the president of OASP, professor, told APE-MBE Efthymios Lekkas. “The earthquake is not related to the Atalanti fault that had produced a large earthquake in the 19th century, but originates from the Locrid fault, south of Atalanti.

We will monitor the development of the phenomenon, and then we will make assessments, the president of the OASP told SKAI.

“The area has a heavy history, which essentially refers to very large earthquakes” reminded the professor of Geology. “The region produces such earthquakes, and this is positive. It is within the framework of normal seismicity in the area,” he explained.

“We are dealing with a relatively small earthquake, which was felt in a wider area of ​​Greece up to Athens, mainly in tall buildings.” Of course, added Mr. Lekkas, in the adjacent areas we had great tensions, but from the information that emerges we do not have any repercussions.

He clarified that there is no particular reason to send an OASP team to the area.

He asked the residents to keep calm, not to approach the old houses, but also areas where there is a risk of landslides.

“The earthquake happened in an area that until now had not troubled us”

The earthquake occurred in an area that until now had not troubled us, says the director of the Geodynamic Institute, Akis Tselentis, about the 4.8 Richter earthquake in Atalanti, in his first assessment on Facebook.

“Burn mode (italic normal) shows NOT TO DO WITH ATALANTIS!” says Akis Celentis

“We are waiting to see the development, it is frivolous to make assessments so early,” he said anyway.

We will monitor the evolution of the phenomenon, and then we will make assessments, the president of OASP told SKAI about the earthquake in Atalanti Efthymios Lekkas.

“Let’s make it clear from the beginning that today’s earthquake is not directly related to the Atalanti fault. The area where this earthquake occurred generally has mild seismicity and today’s earthquake had a mechanism genesis completely different from the Atalanti fault” said Mr. Vassilis Karastathis, deputy director of the Geodynamic Institute, to ERTNEWS

Echelon of the OASP in the villages of Atalanti

The control by the police, firefighters and the local government is being extended to various villages around the area that was the epicenter of the earthquake, between the villages Exarchus and Calapodi of Atalanta

According to the information collected so far, no serious damage has been found, however, cracks are recorded in various old buildings, plaster and tiles falling, and in about an hour a team from the OASP will be in the area to assess the situation and reassure residents. Tomorrow Friday morning, a team from the Department of Rehabilitation of the Ministry of Infrastructure is expected to assess possible damage to infrastructure and buildings.

Already at this time, crews from the Region of Central Greece are in the area together with engineers, attempting a first recording.

It is worth noting that the scientific community as a whole assures the authorities in Lamia and Atalanti that “this seismic sequence has nothing to do with the Atalanti fault” which is known to be the fear and terror of the residents of the area.

The general director of the OASP went to the area, while as Mr. Lekkas mentioned, it is not planned so far to convene the Permanent Special Scientific Committee for Seismic Risk Assessment and Seismic Risk Reduction of the OASP.