The director of the Geodynamic Institute, Vassilis Karastasis, appeared optimistic on Wednesday morning (05.02.2025) for those who are constantly pounding the island and the other islands of Santorini. “Seismicity maintains the rhythms of previous days. We have noticed some relative stabilization in the pace,” Vassilis Karastasis initially said on the show “Today” about the phenomenon that has hit Santorini. CORVERSE As he explained, since 1 February, over 440 earthquakes over 3 Richter and 73 earthquakes over 4 Richter have been observed. “ There is the good scenario for earthquakes, that of the smeasur, ” he said, setting an example of 256 earthquakes that shook Ethiopia for over 6 months. The Smino series in Ethiopia began in September and ended in February, with the most intense months being the last two. CORVERSE “In this time, we had two earthquakes that exceeded the size of 5 Richter, it was 5.2 and a 5.7 Richter,” he explained. “The interest in Ethiopia’s case was also that this sequence was near two volcanoes,” the director of the Geodynamic Institute completed. ‘Waiting for the new data’ Within 2 days, according to him, the new seismographs placed in Santorini are expected to give more reliable data on the nature of the phenomenon. “We will have a clear picture in 1 to 2 days that will have more reliable data than the new stations we placed. I think it’s not a small chance to go with the potential script of the smeasur,” he explained initially. “This situation may last weeks or even a month,” he continued, recommending attention and calm. As for whether he would stay in Santorini in the midst of so many earthquakes, he said: “I might have stayed in Santorini because the distances from the epicenters are at a good distance from the island”.
Earthquakes in the Cyclades: “Relatual stabilization” is seen by the director of Geodynamics – Ethiopia’s example with 256 vibrations
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