seismology
How great is the risk of earthquakes on the Mediterranean?
A sequence of earthquakes recently shook holiday regions in Italy, Greece and Turkey. Should you still spend the holidays there? An expert explains.
In mid -May it rumbled in Naples. At the beginning of June it wiggled Rhodes and on the Turkish coast. Yesterday again on Crete. In total, that was quite many times that the earth trembled in popular holiday regions on the Mediterranean. Shortly before the summer vacation, many vacationers ask: Should we really travel to a potential earthquake area? Such earthquakes are not unusual, explains Marco Bohnhoff, seismologist at the geo -research center in Potsdam. Basically, the entire region, especially southern Greece, the West Turkey and also large parts of Italy, are active. If two or three quakes occur at short intervals, attention is paid to it. But these are mostly with a low intensity. “Strong quakes rarely occur,” said Bohnhoff.
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Nevertheless, it makes sense to prepare for such an event, the geologist warns: “Inquire in the hotel about a safe space and how the escape routes run.” In the event of a quake, you should first stay in the building so as not to be hit by falling rubble. After wobbling, you should go outside and move away from buildings as far as possible. “Aftershocks are mostly weaker, but they could collect damaged buildings.” After a strong quake on the Mediterranean, there is also a risk of tsunamis. “If you are close to the coast, you can quickly run on a mountain in the area,” advises Bohnhoff. The likelihood of a tsunamis is low, but if he passes, there is danger to life.
Source: Stern
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