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Greek Seismologists: We Must Be Prepared for Faults With Accumulated Energy

ssm708 Greek seismologists warn that there are faults in Greece with a lot of accumulated energy that may result in strong earthquake activity.
The geologists’ estimates speak of “mature faults” and “accumulation of energy,” indicating that, statistically, a strong earthquake has delayed considerably and call on the state to be prepared and take action. The immediate preventive measures include pre-earthquake inspection of vulnerable buildings.
The warnings come after the deadly earthquake of 6.2 points on the Richter scale that ravaged central Italy. The seismologists spoke to RealNews newspaper and clarified that the distance of the earthquake in Italy is too long to affect seismic activity in Greece.
“The fact that it has been a long time without having to experience a strong earthquake, with the exception of the Kefalonia sequence, means that we have energy accumulation, some cracks are already loaded and sooner or later will be diffused,” told RealNews the director of the Geodynamic Institute of the Athens Observatory, Akis Tselentis.
The seismologist stressed that some faults are already stretched to the limit and it is very likely that there will be strong seismic activity in one or two years, and that the state should be ready to handle it. Especially by inspecting pubic buildings and schools.
Tselentis said there is a compression scheme between Africa, Eurasia and east of Turkey and there are tracks with “terrifying trends.” He added that the institute, despite its problems, is in constant vigilance.
According to data from the Geodynamic Institute, the last 38 years in Greece the most destructive earthquakes with human victims were in central Macedonia and the region of Thessaloniki (1978, 6.5 Richter), Alkyonida in the eastern Gulf of Corinth in (1981, 6.7 and 6.4 Richter), Kalamata (1986, 6.2 Richter), in Aegio (1995, 6.2 Richter) and Parnitha (1999, 5.9 Richter).
“There is no doubt that such earthquakes recur. Statistics has delayed a powerful earthquake in the mainland of our country. Thus, the seismic system of the country should take very serious account of this negative perspective,” “said Research Director of the Geodynamic Institute, Gerasimos Papadopoulos.
“A common feature of all these earthquakes is that their epicenter was in the mainland, that is close to residential areas that are often densely populated,” he added.

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