A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Mount Athos on Saturday afternoon, raising alarms within the scientific community.
The Geodynamic Institute’s latest analysis indicates the quake had a depth of 12.5 kilometers, with its epicenter situated nine kilometers west-northwest of Karyes.
Leccas: Unusual seismic activity on Mount Athos – More information to come in the next few hours
The magnitude 5.3 earthquake that hit Mount Athos earlier on Saturday afternoon (7/6), causing tremors in several regions of Northern Greece, was addressed by Efthimios Lekkas, president of OASP, during an interview on ERTNews.
He noted that the resurgence of seismic activity in a fault zone, previously thought to have been stabilized last year, has returned with a stronger tremor, causing concern among experts.
Papazachos on the 5.3-magnitude quake at Mount Athos: “Expect heightened seismic activity in the coming hours.”
Kostas Papazachos, a seismology professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, discussed the earthquake with Voria.gr, describing it as a typical surface quake occurring near the Monastery of Docheiariou.
“This event happened in an area we’ve been monitoring for several months. We’ve seen a consistent microseismic pattern, and now it has culminated in a 5.3 magnitude earthquake,” Papazachos explained.
Fortunately, initial reports indicate no significant damage to monasteries like the Xenophontos Monastery or Karyes.
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