Increased seismic tremors have been observed since last Saturday in Cyprus, with the district of Limassol being at the epicentre, making the phenomenon more noticeable to local residents.
The Director of the Geological Survey Department, Christodoulos Hadjigeorgiou, spoke to the Cyprus Times about this seismic activity,[/B] referring to an unprecedented phenomenon that worries the relevant department. However, as he told us, these micro-earthquakes, it cannot be determined where they are due to, as well as whether they are a premonition that a future, more powerful earthquake is expected.
"It is reasonable that the earthquakes of the last few days are becoming more noticeable to the residents of the local community, as their foci are located at small depths below residential areas. However, this phenomenon cannot be characterized as a foreshadowing of a higher intensity earthquake."
He noted that "no one can predict whether a strong earthquake is expected. We hope and pray that no such thing will be recorded."
Unprecedented phenomenon that is constantly monitored
Asked whether a similar phenomenon has been observed in the past, the director of the department replied in the negative, stating that it is "an unprecedented phenomenon for Cyprus".
"We have never had such an increased number of low-intensity seismic tremors in Cyprus before and this is something that worries us and that is why we are demonstrating the necessary caution," the director said.
Indeed, he added, in recent days there has been an increased number of low-intensity seismic tremors and this is due to the fact that Cyprus is located in a seismogenic area, where quite often, during the day, seismic tremors are observed, but due to their low intensities they are not felt.
"The fact that today, compared to previous years, these micro-earthquakes can be recorded by the department, is due to the fact that thanks to the increased discretion of the new seismological network of the Department of Geological Survey, they can be recorded" said Mr. Hadjigeorgiou.
In conclusion and asked about the number of seismic tremors recorded in recent days, the director of the department said that, certainly, more than 70 low-intensity microearthquakes were observed.
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