An earthquake shook Turkey today, with the president of OASP and professor of Natural Disaster Management, Efthimios Lekka, noting to ERT that this earthquake is of particular importance mainly for the Istanbul fault, not for Greece. “It does not mean that every earthquake that occurs near Istanbul will also affect Greece.”
“When the Istanbul rift is activated we will see the characteristics to see if it will affect the Greek area” he said.
“We can’t assess yet whether it’s the main earthquake or not.”
It is noted that in his statements two days ago on ERT, Mr. Lekkas had expressed his concern that in the event of a major earthquake in Istanbul, there could be damage to the Hagia Sophia temple.
The magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck at 9:42 am Greek time (10:42 am local) in the area of ​​Gemlik (Kios) in the southeastern part of the Sea of ​​Marmara. The focal depth was recorded at 8.98 km.
The tremor was particularly felt in Constantinople, mainly on the Asian side of the metropolis, in Bursa and the surrounding areas.
Source: News Beast
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