Seismologists have assessed how likely an earthquake is in Greece. They noted that very strong earth tremors are likely to await this country in the near future.
The world is still recovering from the earthquake in Turkey, which resulted in the death of several tens of thousands of people. At the same time, a new natural disaster, according to experts, may happen in Greece.
Strong earthquakes in Greece occur once every 600 years
It should be noted that two Greek scientists spoke about this at once – professors Konstantinos Sinolakis and Kostas Papazakos. And their forecasts are quite disappointing. Actually, this earthquake can be stronger than in Syria and Turkey – that is, 8.5 on the Richter scale.
The last major earthquake in Crete occurred in 1403, and, I estimate that such earthquakes occur every 600 to 800 years. We are already on the brink of an earthquake measuring about 8.5 on the Richter scale, Sinolakis said.
At the same time, his colleague, a professor of seismology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, confirmed this. However, Kostas Papazakos noted that it is impossible to predict the exact time of the disaster.
Pay attention! Many experts in this field agree with Papazakos' statement. In particular, we are talking about the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. The organization stated that no one can guess where and when strong earthquakes will occur.
In addition, we emphasize that scientists urge not to perceive their forecasts as something that will happen with one hundred percent probability. These messages should be treated as a warning, and one should be prepared for possible consequences.
What to do in case of an earthquake/Channel 24 picture
To this topic Recall that as of the evening of February 10, the rescue operation in Turkey continues. That is, rescuers dismantle the rubble of houses that have turned into ruins due to tremors.
Sometimes rescuers even manage to extract living people from under the rubble. In particular, in the province of Hatay, a 10-day-old child was under the rubble of a residential building for more than 90 hours. Fortunately, he survived.
