The powerful earthquake 8.8 Richter marked in Russia And the constant tsunami warnings have caused a global concern.
After the strong earthquake in Russia, seismologists spoke of the Ring of Fire. Speaking to ERT, Professor Efthymi Lekkas explained the phenomenon.
“The whole Pacific Ocean is a tectonic plate, the largest of the 13 plates we have on Earth, which essentially clashes with the whole surrounding area, with Eurasia on the one hand, with North and South America on the other, with Australia and so on. So The Pacific Plaque is underdog under the other platesIn this case, the Pacific plate is underway under the plate of Eurasia, in Kamchatka and it seems that the whole system was mobilized, “his words were.
Efthymi Loukas explained that the mobilization of the system gives dozens of earthquakes, over 7 Richter, hundreds of earthquakes above 6 Richter, while the maximum expected aftershock, According to the theoretical data, it may be around 8which has not yet appeared.
He added that “it is not necessary to occur, but usually the largest aftershock is about 10% below the main earthquake, that is, around 8. Of course, this earthquake may not occur and dozens of earthquakes in the order of 7 Richter may occur, is an open possibility.”
At the same time, he expressed the view that this activity would continue, as in 2011 with the earthquake in Japan, saying that for at least a year we will have very large earthquakes. Noted, that the probability of a tsunami remains small, Because the big earthquake has actually happened.
Mr Lekkas explained that “one would expect the tsunami to be much larger, as it was in Japan in 2011, but here we are dealing with a greater depth of the fireplace, which means that the rift was isolated as it reached the bottom and did not cause water stimulation”.