A brand new earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, centered within the space of Istiaia in Evia, occurred within the early hours of Sunday (14/4) with the earthquake being felt in lots of areas.
Based on the revised resolution of the Geodynamic Institute, the earthquake occurred at 5:02 and had an epicenter 3 km. east of the Vasiliki of Istiaea, with the focal depth estimated at 15 km.
It’s emphasised that earthquakes have been occurring on the island since yesterday. At 5:23 within the morning on Saturday (13/4) 4.5 Richter was recorded, whereas within the afternoon 4.2 Richter was recorded.
“We're watching, not fearful”
Talking to ERT concerning the 4.5 magnitude earthquake, the professor of Geology and Pure Catastrophe Administration, Efthymios Lekkas, mentioned that “there have been tremors a while earlier than, the epicenter is situated in Vasilika of Evia between the municipalities of Edipsos and Limni”.
He additionally famous that “the earthquake was intense, but it surely didn’t trigger any injury, just some very small cracks, the Mayors of Limni and Edipsos had been contacted, there isn’t any specific downside. The earthquake appeared that it was larger however this occurred as a result of a lot of the residents had been sleeping at the moment and so they felt it extra strongly. This earthquake doesn’t go unnoticed by us, we’re monitoring it as a result of the world has produced bigger earthquakes and is a delicate space”.
As Mr. Lekkas famous, “we do all the things for prevention. There might be an enormous train in Crete on the twenty second, twenty third, twenty fourth of the month, with the purpose of getting ready to be protected, for the reason that earthquake will not be foreseen”.
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