While its inhabitants see the earth shaking under their feet and many choose to leave the island, Euthymios Lekkas notes that it is removed from the possibility of a man touching the 6 Richters. Speaking on Mega’s television, Professor Geology and Management of Natural Disasters, Euthymios Lekkas, noted: “Mr. Kikilias has invited us for an interministerial meeting, to inform the ministers about the situation and then I will return to Santorini. This morning at 4.40 we had an earthquake of 4.9 degrees on the jetter scale. In the evening she was relatively calm but then we had an uproar. We appreciate that this outbreak will continue over the next few days. With these earthquakes it slowly and gradually defuses. I’d like an earthquake of 5,2-5,3 thrower to release the forces more quickly. With an earthquake of the order of 5.5 throwers we estimate that there will be no impact on the island.” CORVERSE And Mr Lekkas continued: “The scenario of 6 pitchers and above gathers small odds. Residents in Santorini must feel safe. There shouldn’t be this panic about escaping. I have found that mainly foreigners who work here leave. These earthquakes occur at a depth of 15 kilometers. The depth of an earthquake is important to us. It matters because we determine the seismic fault and that is important because there we have a cluster of fractures and the precise calculation of the fault, makes interpretation easier.” For the displacement of the earthquake and the volcano of Santorini: “The epicenter of the earthquake shifts, goes towards the BA to Amorgos. This means that it is moving away from Santorini and this is good but goes towards Amorgos. Amorgos is not as vulnerable as Santorini has. The results of an earthquake will be smaller in Amorgos than Santorini. This has nothing to do with the volcano. Not that there’s no volcanic activity, it’s been around for thousands of years. To repeat the eruption of the volcano of Santorini we have estimated that it takes about 17,000 years. The volcano has been exploding for the last 200,000 years every 20,000 years. Smaller activities existed but are too slow.”
Earthquakes in Santorini: “The focus moves towards Amorgos – I would like a 5.2 Richter vibration,” says Euthymios Lekkas
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