Earthquakes in Santorini – Lekkas: We’ll never see an earthquake again like 1956 – If it becomes a tsunami it’ll be small

Restoring for those observed in the Cyclades and specifically between Amorgos appeared, today, Monday (03.02. 25) the President of OASP, Euthymios Lekkas. The seismic activity recorded may last weeks, said Efthymios Lekkas, speaking to Live News, stressing that during the joint meeting of the two Committees (the Standing Scientific Committee for the Assessment of Earthquake Risk and Reduction of Earthquake Risk and the Standing Scientific Monitoring Committee for the Hellenic Volcanic Arc of OASP) there was a common component for earthquakes that shake Santorini and Amorphos. CORVERSE At the same time, he appeared categorical that there will be no major earthquakes, even making it clear that “we will never see an earthquake like that of 1956 again. At the same time, it ruled out the possibility of a magnitude 6 Richter earthquake, mentioning an extreme scenario. Efthymios Lekkas clarified that the volcanic activity observed in the last few days in Caldera Santorini has nothing to do with the evolving seismic sequence. For the possibility of creating a tsunami, he said it is real, but it will be small. Closed, there is no earthquake that stands out to describe him as “sir”, which does not concern them, as scientists estimate, the largest in size can reach up to 5 Richter, perhaps a little more.