“We had to do with a big earthquake. An earthquake of 7.7 degrees, in a small focal depth. These are the two main factors that have contributed to such great disasters to such an extensive extent, “said a professor Efthymios Lekkas In ERT, for the earthquake in Myanmar.
As Petrimios Lekkas pointed out about the earthquake in Myanmar, “the feelings of the earthquake is very great, as we are dealing with the direction of the seismic waves. That is, we have a rift that has an approximate north – south and seismic waves – because this rift is horizontal sloping – are directed either to the north, that is, to China or to the south, that is, in Thailand. “
On the seismic profile of the area, Mr Lekkas said that “in the area it is a tectonic plate pansper, but with the specific area of the earthquake, we are dealing with two plates, the Eurasian, which is one of our own plate, Europe and Asia, which is in
“That is, we have two large slabs, solid formations that move along the rift and have this huge seismic activity. We are at the limit of essentially two large tectonic plates characterized by high seismicity. And the area is also characterized by high seismicity not only in this area, but also the others that are north and south. “
Mr Lekkas then said that in Myanmar, ‘According to the calculations we do, the number of dead may be 50,000 to 100,000. There is a 30% chance of having 50,000 to 100,000. Taking into account geological – geodynamic criteria, structured tissue buildings and the conditions in the area but also according to data that has collected American colleagues and some images we have seen really confirm this assessment. “
As he said, “this assessment may be real, but we will not know it, since the information that is being channeled abroad is very few.”
Mr Lekkas also said that “a very important element is that we have 1,400 kilometers in Bangkok. These damage is located in very high buildings, ie 20, 40, 60 -storey buildings. This situation is fully justified, as seismic waves when they are running this long distance, the periods of the seismic waves are great … We have complete coordination of tall buildings, so we have identified damage to very high buildings. “
As to whether there will be a rich post -earthquake activity, Mr Lekkas explained that, “there must be an earthquake of 7.2 degrees to say that we are in a phase of expansion, but I appreciate that because it is a horizontal slip rift that moves to the south and to the south, and to the south, and to the south and to the south, Indonesia, in the band and in Thailand of course. “