Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale shakes Leonidio, felt in Athens

Athens, Greece.- A light earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale was recorded at 7:20 on Tuesday morning, with an epicentre northeast of Leonidio in the Peloponnese. According to an announcement by the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the epicentre of the quake was in the sea, 16 km northeast of Leonidio and 101 km southwest of Athens.

According to the president of the Organisation for Anti-Seismic Planning and Protection, Professor of Dynamic Tectonics Applied Geology and Natural Disaster Management Efthymios Lekkas of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, the earthquake occurred in an area without strong seismic activity, though adjacent to a region of Leonidio with large structures and rifts.

“… but will see how the phenomenon unfolds. Up until now there is nothing remarkable in the Argolic Gulf,” he said, while noting that it was still too soon to say whether this was the main earthquake.
Lekkas said that there were no reports of damages so far and no plans at present to convene the committee for assessing seismic danger and reducing seismic risk.

source: amna