In light of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and China, as well as the volcanic eruption in Iceland, Professor of Applied Geology Efthymis Lekkas spoke about the intense geological phenomena occurring around the world.
“A storm of phenomena is really raging all over the world,” Lekkas noted in an interview with ERT. “Yesterday in Istanbul there was an earthquake measuring 4 points on the Richter scale. Usually we do not attach much importance to it, but it occurred on the Istanbul fault, after the earthquake that occurred on the side fault ten days ago in Prus, and it was a stronger earthquake.”
As Mr. Lekkas noted, a magnitude 4.1 earthquake occurred on the Istanbul Fault, which suggests that monitoring this phenomenon requires great attention. In addition, as he reiterated a few days ago, a possible new earthquake could cause problems in Hagia Sophia as well.
When asked if this affects Greece, Mr. Lekkas responded positively, saying that “The Anatolian fault is pointed towards Greece, so in 1999, after the big earthquake in Smyrna on August 17, we had an earthquake in Athens.” However, as he emphasized, “any seismic activity on the Anatolian Fault does not imply or predict an earthquake in Greece.”
“We must first look at the earthquake that will occur in Istanbul,” he added, “and then, based on the dynamic kinematic characteristics and geometric features, see how much it will affect the Greek region.”
According to the professor of applied tectonic geology, the longer the delay in the manifestation of the phenomenon, the greater the magnitude we expect, because the trends accumulate.
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