The forecasts of earthquake experts in Turkey, with professor of geology and OASP president Efthimi Lekka telling SKAI that a large 7.6 -Richter earthquake is expected to say. After 6.2 Richter who upset Constantinople, explaining how Greece can be influenced.

As Mr Lekkas initially states: “We are in a period of intense geodynamic work, intense seismicity. The global scientific community waited for a large earthquake with a maximum size of 7.6 -7.8 Richter, as we had to do with one very specific rift that had not been broken so far while all other sections had given great earthquakes to Turkey. KA Fatal is expected to break this rift and is expected to give a maximum earthquake order of 7.6. The 6.2 Richter earthquake is from the same rift in ‘a very small piece of rift’.

Goes on to say:

‘Can’t relieve the whole situation (the yesterday’s earthquake) Why 6.2 with 7.5 is about 50 times larger in energy. We realize that large amounts of energy have not yet been expanded. The yesterday’s earthquake is more likely to speed up it and has less to slow it down. “

As the teacher appreciates: “It is not an earthquake that will occur in the next few hours, days or months. Can occur in one to two years. To cite the example of 1999 in the earthquake of Izmit, the second major earthquake occurred 2.5 months later. The first had manifested August 17 and the second mid -November, within walking distance. Therefore, we are dealing with a long -standing process that will suffer the inhabitants of Constantinople but you understand that we are dealing with a city in which more than 15 million people live, 1/3 of the structured web is a very old web, the buildings are very old. They will address various issues. ”

How is Greece affected

For if Greece is affected and if it can stimulates her trial us seismicity Mr. Lekkas answers: “The Anatolian rift enters the North Aegean, but an earthquake of 6.2 degrees cannot catalyze the Greek space. Perhaps 7.5, when it is done, after the analysis we will do in relation to the dynamic characteristics, we will see what this activity is going to continue in the Greek area, which is very difficult to identify. “

The seismic bow, the professor explains, does not end up in Parnitha. “And that’s the big problem. Having a boost from Turkey’s promotion in Greece, the ’99 earthquake in Turkey was transferred about 5 meters to the energy area. With a corresponding earthquake something similar will happen. We don’t know what will happen, it’s like we have Greece in a Puzzles composed by hundreds of dozens of pieces and when one pushes an extreme piece to the map, we do not know which piece from the puzzle that all of Greece is composed will fail. ”

“A large size concerns usbut in Greece buildings are much better Of Turkey’s counterparts, we have much better information on earthquakes from Turkey. The country’s anti -seismic armor is at very high levels’, Mr. Lekkas ends.

On the streets the citizens

The inhabitants of Constantinople remain particularly anxious after the powerful earthquake. Although it did not cause serious damage, nor were there casualties, there were many who chose to spend their night in parks and squares by lighting fires to warm up in fear of a larger earthquake as experts warn or because of strong aftershocks.

The aftershocks continued all night with the strongest being recorded at dawn of 4.1 Richter.

Schools will be closed today Thursday and tomorrow Friday.