An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale was recorded at 6:09 am, Sunday, August 27, on the island of Rhodes.
The depth of the focus is estimated at 58 km. The epicenter, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, was in the sea area, 17 kilometers north of Embon.
Earthquake data were obtained by the European Mediterranean Seismological Institute using an automated computer system, without the participation of a seismologist, and are constantly updated.
Previous edition of our reportedWhat, according to the famous Greek seismologist, the lull that has been going on since the beginning of 2022 could turn into a dangerous, if not catastrophic, earthquake. Gerasimos Papadopoulos, director of the seismological research department at the Geodynamic Institute of the Athens National Observatory, said there was “a seismic lull across the country”, pointing out that there was not a single earthquake in the country during 2022 greater than 5 on the Richter scale. He recalled that in the previous two years 2020-2021, there were earthquakes of 6 and 7 on the Richter scale, which means “now the system is accumulating energy.”
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