Professor Geology, Dimitris Papanikolaoth, spoke about the dangers in the houses in the continuous talk. As the professor says in Live News, earthquakes in Santorini cause concern while referring to Oia he said he wants attention “because he is closer” to the epicenters of seismic vibrations. ADVERSE “Oia is closer and clean than light bulbs and pumicestone. But in the southern region, the rocks below are limestone and marble, solid and coherent. The behavior is completely different. So the effects will be different and the risk will be mainly for those homes that have the nice view and position but are also more dangerous due to the instability of the prams in Caldera,” he pointed out. “No matter how much they have been built in the right way they do not cease to be on an unstable background because they are on the edge of Caldera. So there are sequels to the rocks and structure that can with vibration 5.5 or 6 Richter leave some pieces and there are problems with landslides that will be caused. You saw when we passed 4.5 Richter we had images on the beaches of Santorini with falls and dirt. They fall and it makes sense. The constructions that are properly structured are not expected to be damaged,” added Mr Papanikolaou speaking on Live News. “We started the weekend with 4 Richter and today we reached 5. As is known, the estimate based on the dimension of the fractures that have been activated in the space where we see the earthquakes between Santorini and Anhydro, is some size between 5.5 and 6 Richter. We are already at 5 Richter,” he said.
Earthquakes in Santorini: “They risk houses with views, on the edge of Caldera,” says Professor Geology
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