Evia: 4.3 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale with an epicenter in the sea, at a distance of 8 km from the village of Zarakon, occurred today at 17:28, it was also felt in Attica.

According to the revised decision of the Institute of Geodynamics, the depth of the outbreak is 13.5 km and the location is 8 km southeast of the village of Zarakon in the south of Evia. After a shock of magnitude 4.3, smaller aftershocks of less than magnitude 3 occurred in the same area about 15 minutes later.

The Euro-Mediterranean Institute reports tremors of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale. A few minutes earlier, less strong tremors of 1.9 and 1.5 on the Richter scale were recorded in the same area. Geology professor and OASP President Efthymis Lekkas said there were no reports of damage from a new quake and expressed optimism that, given the data available to date, the likelihood of the fault producing an earthquake greater than 5 Richter is decreasing. . “The new earthquake is part of the aftershock activity, which is positive for the development of the phenomenon,” he said.

Seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos also spoke of a smoothly evolving sequence of aftershocks, noting that there is little cause for concern. This means that there are likely to be more aftershocks in the area, but they will be less than magnitude 5 on the Richter scale, and it is possible that they will be more powerful than today’s earthquake of 4.3, which, however, is rare. he added.

The residents of the area were naturally upset by the new earthquake as they have been living in fear since 5.3 magnitude earthquake November 29, 2022. “We left and came back again, there was such a loud noise that we thought it was over 5 on the Richter scale again. The bookcase in my house was shaking so much that I thought it would fall,” a resident of the area told evima. gr.

Zarakas Community President Christos Tranos stressed that “the new earthquake was very strong, all the villagers got scared, and now they are outside their homes, fearing a new earthquake.” Tranos confirmed to evima.gr that “no damage or any other developments of concern have been recorded so far.” He emphasizes that “all relevant authorities are on alert, and patrols are being carried out in various villages to check the general situation.”

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