Scientists do not take their eyes away from seismographers – what they say about the possibility of a bigger earthquake – Santorini is “emptying” – Prime Minister in Civil Protection on Wednesday
Enceladus continues to shake Santorini, Amorgos and the surrounding islands with the anxiety of the inhabitants growing day by day as the Earth does not stop. The 5 Richter earthquake, which occurred at 15:04 today 22 km southwest of Psinini Amorgos at a focal depth of 13.2 km, is the largest in the area so far.
Scientists do not take their eyes off seismographers while new technology portable underwater seismographs, who settled today, Tuesday in Columbus Caldera and next to the anhydrous submarine rift by an international team of researchers are expected to provide further details.
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What experts are considering and trying to provide answers is whether we are talking about a seizure of earthquakes that will weaken or to take care of a larger earthquake that follows as well as whether earthquakes are linked to volcanic activity.
“Indicators are compatible with a scenario of a rod”
Scientists have now made it clear that the present seismic activity It is not due to volcanoes.
THE Director of the Athens Institute of Geodynamic Institute, Vassilis Karathanassis Speaking on the SKAI newsletter and Sia Kosionis, he said that what is happening in the last 24 hours in the Cyclades area It is a rare phenomenon. “In Greece we haven’t seen it before” He said, however, adding that a similar phenomenon was recently observed in Ethiopia.
Himself did not rule out the case of a larger earthquakeBut pointing out that it closes more towards the phenomenon of the rod as many earthquakes occur in the order of 4-5 Richter.
‘So far what we want to see is the Statistical evaluation of the sequence. We look at the indicators we see that they are compatible with a scenario of a scenario, but we are waiting for the data with the new seismographers to enter the calculations. Will more accurately have new data » Mr Karathanassis said and added that the researchers would be able to study smaller earthquakes. ‘We will have more remarkable results’ he said.
For whether there could be eruption of a volcano He said it would be difficult by saying characteristics “I could exclude it.” However, it did not rule out any hydrothermal effects, some landslides, some changes of a earth’s nature which is as normal.
Can the Amorgos rift wake up?
Scientists have also ruled out so far that earthquakes have woken up the Amorgos rift.
“We have clarified that the Amorgos rift has not really been activated, because its focus was much further north, that is, closer to Amorgos, but this tap of a lifetime that is closest to Santorini has been activated. This Anhydros rift is about 20 kilometers long, so the maximum it can give is about 6 Richter » He stated in SKAI and the show “Where Greece There is Greece” by Professor of Geology of the NCSR, Evi Law.
However, the question that arises is whether these consecutive earthquakes can eventually “wake up”.
“In my opinion it is excluded this, because the break that has broken, the large 52 km long rift, and its ending is reached, its southwestern ending is completely unloaded. Has no energy to give another earthquake » For his part, the Director of Research for the Athens Geodynamic Institute of Athens said, Thanassis Ghana On SKAI’s radio.
“Given 1956 – Recently, that is, for seismology it is very recent – we had a very strong earthquake in the area it is very difficult within such a short time to re -accumulate earthquake energy to manifest something very large in the area ‘ said the AUTH Seismology Professor, Manolis Skordilis.
‘Storm’ of earthquakes
It is noted that within three days more than 550 vibrations have been recorded in the same area and 300 earthquakes have been reported by more than 3 Richter since 1 February.
According to scientists, intense seismicity in the region over the last 24 hours may continue for several days, if not weeks.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute recorded 9 seismic vibrations over 4.4 Richter today with a maximum earthquake of 5:04 today near Amorgos.
In detail:
04:45 4.9R
06:09 4.8r
08:53 4.7r
10:55 4.4r
11:03 4.4r
11:09 4.6r
14:36 4.5R
15:04 5.0r
19:10 4.5r
“Because we do not have experience in Greece with such a flock of earthquakes this is something that one cannot say to me or worries me. I will feel much better when we start to have no earthquakes over 4 and start a declining course. The big question is when this will happen. In 2011 Santorini’s frenzy lasted a year » said the natural disaster professor, Kostas Synolakis.
Great flight continues from Santorini
At the same time, the traffic at the port and the Santorini Airport was also great today. Employees, tourists and even permanent residents board ships and airplanes abandoning their homes and jobs with the island to have almost emptied. However, the inhabitants of Amorgos remain.
It is estimated that more than 3,500 citizens have arrived by air, either by emergency or planned flights. Over 10,000 people left the island in the last 48 hours.
Free tickets for children and teachers for all flights from Santorini to Athens, offers Sky Express. In particular, Sky Express has free tickets for children up to 12 years old for all flights from Wednesday, February 5 to Sunday, February 9, 2025, to be held by the island of Santorini to Athens.
At the same time, an EMAK team and the mobile operational center of the “Olympus” Fire Department are now in Santorini, in the context of preventive measures that have come into force. Olympus is one of the four mobile firefighters of the Fire Brigade, which operate in major events of natural disasters.
They close schools in Patmos and Leros until Friday
The operation of school units of all levels in Patmos and Leros is also suspended. The suspension, which will be valid until Friday, was decided due to the intense seismic activity observed in the Santorini – Amorgos rift.
In Civil Protection The Prime Minister on Wednesday
The Prime Minister will go to Civil Protection at 1 noon on Wednesday, Kyriakos Mitsotakis in order to discuss intense seismic activity.
Following the recommendation of Minister Vassilis Kikilia, four specialized scientists will give a picture of the situation to Santorini: Efthimios Lekkas, Kostas Synolakis, Kostas Papazachos and Evi Nomikou.
Source: Skai
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