Is creating alarm And worry both in Greece that in Türkiye the seismic swarm who for days has been making the region of the region trembleAegean And it seems to have acquired intensity in the last hours. A series of Telluric movements which does not mention to decrease: during the last hours they have been well 6 The shocks Of magnitude between 4.2 and 4.8 and a few minutes ago the seismograph has recorded a earthquake Of magnitude 5.1. They are only the last of the almost 500 telluric movements registered from last January 29thmore than 150 in the last 48 hoursa sufficient number to raise the level of alarm.
Santorini: closed schools and security measures
In Greeceon the island of Santorinithe authority have decided to Close schools and people asked to avoid Gather in tight spaces and avoid Pericalant buildings. Santorini it is known to be one of the tourist destinations most frequented of the Greecehas one population alone 15,500 inhabitantsbut hosts in a year up to 3.4 million visitors.
At the moment, however, the Civil Protection Minister Vasilis Kikilas He communicated that, given the season, there is no one concentration of tourists such as to justify Special measures or arrange a evacuation.
Türkiye: alert for smyrna and tsunami risk
There Turkish Civil Protection AFAD has issued aalert concerning 3 different provinces of the country, including the populous area of Smyrinealready hit by a Grade 6.7 earthquake In the 2020. The Greek islands, Turkish and the Egea coast from the Türkiye they are afraid not only of Movements of the earthbut also of any tsunami which, according to the Ankara expertscould cause waves up to 7 meters high.
Based on what has been made known byTurkish Observatory of Kandillithe shock they would originate tectonics and not volcanic. The area from which i busty movements were generated was identified to 25 km from the island of Santorinito one depth between the 5 and 25 km. The same area was the center of such a phenomenon in 2021which however did not follow volcanic activities.
The Turkish Geophysics Center of Kandilli has issued a note in which he explains the Tsunami risk:
«Shares above the Grade 6 they can develop one tsunami which affects our coasts, between 4.5 and 5 the wave they get up and the navigation could present significant risks. If the shock they exceed the Grade 7thealarm begins to concern not only it tsunamibut also possible consequences on the ground», We read in a note issued byKandilli Observatory.