After seismic tremors measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale in Mantoudi in Evia, frightened residents took to the streets. The district’s deputy mayor, Yiannis Kantzouras, says: “The earthquake was very strong and lasted for a long time, everyone took to the streets, people are afraid of a stronger earthquake.”
By information local website evima.gr, damage is currently being recorded. The vibration was strong and began at a time when most people were already going about their daily activities. Video footage from Mantudi is indicative, where schoolchildren quickly left classes, and shelves with goods in supermarkets were shaking.
Residents of Evia said the earthquake was strong and long lasting, making it even more frightening. Actually, this was felt in Athens as well. The earthquake was felt in Attica, Boeotia, Corinth and Argolis. The magnitude 5.1 earthquake was followed by three aftershocks, the strongest of which reached a magnitude of 3.7. Landslides occurred as a result of the tremors.
Small landslides have now been recorded on the country road from Pyli to Vlahia in central Evia. Inspections are being carried out in villages around Mantudi and Metokha, but no damage has been found. The regional governor of Central Greece, Fanis Spanos, told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency:
“There was unrest among the residents. In some cases we had broken windows and items falling from store shelves. No other damage to the infrastructure has yet been identified. A small landslide has been identified on the road from Pyli to Vlahia, towards the Aegean coast, and vehicles are already moving out to restore traffic. However, seismologists are reassuring about aftershocks. Inspections continue across the entire infrastructure.”
By decision of the mayor of Mantoudi, Limni, Agia Anna Giorgos Tsapoorniotis, the district’s schools will remain closed today. Parents have been warned to pick up young children from schools, while older children will travel home on buses. Mr Tsapurniotis stressed: “So far there have been no reports of casualties or collapses.”
Geodynamic Institute Research Director Gerasimos Papadopoulos says:
“Given the history of this area, this may be the limit to the severity of earthquakes. But caution is necessary until the evolution of the phenomenon is completed.”
According to him, the earthquake was relatively shallow and had a depth of 14.5 kilometers. Professor Efthimios Lekkas, President of OASP, assures:
“The scale of today’s earthquake must be the largest for the specific region of Evia because we have no history of stronger earthquakes.”
The corresponding statement about the earthquake was made by the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens on behalf of four organizations that are part of the Unified National Seismological Network.
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