Kerkira, Greece, Is Shaken By Earthquake (24/02/2008)
On the 24th of February, at 01:07 Local time, a new earthquake, 5km South of the City of Kerkira (at Kerkira island, Greece). The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre gave an earthquake reading of 3.5 in the Richter scale. No casualties were reported only minor damages inside houses from items falling. Normally such a low magnitude earthquake, like the one in Kerkira today would pass un-noticed but it is feared that is may be linked to the intense seismic activity in Greece over the past 2 months. Some scientists fear that this may lead to earthquakes of larger magnitude.
Update: According to Geologists, this earthquake is not linked with the seismic activity that has been upsetting southern Greece the past 2 months.
Update 2: On the radios and TVs scientists are tried to reassure people that the intense seismic activity that has been recorded in Greece over the past 2 months, will not cause an even larger earthquake in the region. That does not mean that there will never be anymore earthquakes in the region, sometime in the future.
6.1 Earthquake Shocks Greece for the 5th Time in 2 Months
Today, 21st of February at 20:27, the 5th earthquake in 2 months shook Greece. The epicenter was 39 km south of the town of Methoni in the sea. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre gave an earthquake reading of 6.1 in the Richter scale and so far no damager or casualties have been reported. The recent seismic activity is worrying as a 6+ earthquake could cause a lot of casualties if it hits a populated area.
Was this earthquake predicted with the V.A.N. method that Prof. Varotsos and his team designed? Previous shocks were predicted, and this might mean that the VAN method could become an early warning system and save lives in the future.
Athens is Again Shaken by Earthquake February 17th
February 17th, time 03:33, and earthquake with a 4.4 magnitude hit in north Athens in the area of Fili, near mount Parnitha. This is not a large earthquake and people hardly realized it but considering the repeated seismic activity of the last 2 months in the Greek area (see previous 1, 2, 3). Again I wonder how ready are the big cities, not only in Greece, but also for the rest of the world. How many of us have checked our houses and ensured it follows the basic (modern) building standards. The biggest issue thought is how many of us know what to do in a case of an earthquake?
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