Earthquake in South Evia: Residents on the streets – new cracks in homes and schools

It is expected to be a rough night for the residents of the Zaragon community A new earthquake in the south Euboea brought new problems.

As stated in evima.gr Christos Dranos, head of the Zaragoza community, said the new earthquake of 5 degrees on the Richter scale created new problems, “stairs fell from some houses, while houses, schools and other buildings were cracked by the first earthquake. Worse ».

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A police patrol vehicle and fire department are in the area.

Meanwhile, residents of the island are on the streets after the 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck at 6.30pm on Tuesday night. Morning southeast of Evia.

The tremors did not stop throughout the day.

It should be noted that both the morning and evening earthquakes were felt especially in Attica.

The first earthquake occurred at 06.30

A powerful earthquake hit Attica early Tuesday morning.

The earthquake had its epicenter 8 km southeast of Evia and measured 4.7 on the Richter scale, according to an automatic measurement by the Geodynamic Institute of Athens.

The focal depth is estimated at 13.8 km.

Although there was no major damage in Evia, the earthquake was shallow enough to shake the Attica basin as well.

A few minutes later, an earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale struck.

The quake was a “surprise” for the region.

It is characteristic that seismologists reported that there was no apparent fault at the site of the earthquake.

Seismologist Eftimis Lekas, speaking to Mega, said: “At that time we had no obvious faults. It was surprising that there was an earthquake there.”

And he added: “We do not expect this because this is not an area that has experienced earthquakes in the past. We are waiting for the evolution of the earthquake to make more accurate assessments”.

The same seismologist, in reports to ERT, said, “The point is close to Almiropotamos. Tremors were felt throughout the basin and, of course, in Evia. The focal depth is approximately 10 kilometers from the no-seismic area. We have no evidence of a fault in South Evia.”

Schools are closed

Schools in Karystos, Evia, were closed on Tuesday following a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the south of the island.

According to the mayor of the area, Lefteris Raviolo, “The repercussions are noticeable, but there is no cause for concern.”

“The earthquake was very noticeable. Fortunately, there was no damage. We are talking to the deputy mayors and there is nothing for now. There was a quick event around 3 Richter around 5:00”.

For his part, Christos Dranos, head of the Zarax community, spoke to ANT1 about the small cracks in the houses.

At the same time, according to the decision of the municipality of Kimi – Aliveri, the municipality’s schools will be closed on Wednesday, November 30.

After the new seismic activity in Evia, for precautionary reasons, it was decided that schools throughout the municipality will be closed until the evolution of the event can be assessed.

Earthquake again at 22.00

The new earthquake, which occurred a few minutes after 22:00, centered in southern Evia, was particularly felt in Athens.

The Geodynamic Institute for Seismology’s first record was 4.9 degrees on the Richter scale, with the epicenter in Zaragoza Evia (Styra) where the morning earthquake occurred. The rating was then revised and increased to 5 points on the Richter scale.

A strong tremor persisted and was felt in all parts of the province.

Seismologists seem cautious as the new quake complicates the scenario for seismic activity in Evia.

The Inside Minutes after the quake, seismologist Gerasimos Papatopoulos was contacted, stressing that it was too early for safe conclusions, and Styra Evia, the epicenter of the evening quake, was the equivalent of an earthquake. morning.

“It’s still early, the seismic activity has continued from morning until now, until evening,” he stressed, adding that safe decisions can be made on Wednesday morning.

On the same wavelength, OASP President Efthymios Lekas, speaking to ONE, underlined that the evening earthquake was stronger than the morning earthquake and was in the same epicenter.

“There is no major concern, we are monitoring the event and will get a clear picture of the developments in the area by morning,” said Mr. Lekas ​​noted.

“It is too early to say whether it is a major earthquake,” the natural disaster management professor added.

Seismologists’ advice to Evia residents is to be especially careful if they see damage and avoid roads with abandoned buildings.