Seismicity in Greece and Safety Procedures

Image source: https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/greece.html

The red circle in the image above is showing the seismic activity in Greece this past Wednesday September 6, 2017. The central area of the country experienced three relatively compact earthquakes of magnitudes 3.5 & 3.6. Fortunately, no major damage was reported. Greece is aware of the potential seismic risks that can occur. Therefore, scientists are constantly researching and also recording the active mature faults that are accumulating energy. When scientists discover faults with lots of accumulated energy it means that a potentially strong earthquake has delayed. As a result, this allows government and agency officials to immediately carry out pre-earthquake inspections and reinforcements on vulnerable areas such as older buildings, neighborhoods, schools, etc...

Greek scientists prepare for Faults Reference: http://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/08/29/greek-seismologists-we-must-be-prepared-for-faults-with-accumulated-energy/

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  1. Edwin HermosilloSeptember 11, 2017 at 9:38 AM

    Really liked your research for this section Francisco. With the way Greece is approaching potential earthquakes it looks like they will be fully prepared whenever a big earthquake occurs. It's always a good idea to carry out pre-earthquake inspections that way it can give them time to prepare for the worst.

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