Greek island of Santorini It is deformed after suffering “more than 7,000 seismic events” in the last week. The satellite data of the European Space Agency Sentinel-1 reveal that the island has deformed “Up to 60 mm”. These changes in the surface of the mythical island have also been verified by the reference stations of the National Geographic Institute (IGN).
This was reported this Friday the Institute of Geosciences (CSIC-UCM), “From Sentinel-1 satellite data and GNSS stations has been detected Deformations (Up to 60mm) on the island of Santorini after more than 7,000 seismic events suffered this last week, “says the message published in the social network X.
The agency has added that “this does not indicate that an eruption on the island will be produced.” As they collect, the professor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Michalis Foumelis, explained that “In 2011 a similar activity was recorded in the boiler, which lasted 14 months“
“On this occasion the same could happen, since it is an active volcano and, therefore, there are changes inside,” adds the same source.
The Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos mitsotakishas arrived this Friday in Santorini, which is still shaken by a wave of earthquakes of a magnitude of up to 5.2. While, Army units went to the island to reinforce special emergency teams.
“I want to assure the inhabitants of Santorini and the other islands that The State is by its side“Mitsotakis said after reaching this island of the Aegean Sea.” It is important to prevent situations instead of chasing them later, “added the conservative leader and urged the locals to” keep calm “and listen to the civil protection instructions.
In the span of five minutes this morning two earthquakes of magnitude 4.2 and 4.8 were registered southwest of the nearby island of love.
Between January 26 and February 4 More than 7,700 earthquakes were recorded in the maritime zone and Santorini, according to the Seismology Laboratory of the University of Athens.
According to the local press this Friday, just 4,000 residents, along with a few foreign visitors, remain in Santorini, an island of about 25,000 inhabitants and one of Greece’s most tourist destinations -with about 3 million tourists per year.
The majority of residents who left the island in recent days are in the Greek capital, so the City Council of Athens It will open this Saturday Two camps to host those affected.
As the Professor of Natural Disaster Management, Effthimis Lekkas warned this week, there is a “high risk” that landslides from all the famous volcanic boiler of Santorini, at the edge of which its capital is built, is built, its capital is built, on the edge of which its capital is built, Fira, and one of its largest villages, Oia.
Most seismologists and geologists indicate that The possibilities of an earthquake from a magnitude greater than 6 are scarcealthough they agree that the earthquakes will continue to shake the island for several weeks, maybe months.
Seismic activity seems to be due to Movement of tectonic plates in the underwater angel faultlocated between Santorini and Amorgos, and not to the two volcanoes in the area, although this does not mean that the tremors cannot rekindle volcanic activity, experts warn.
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