A series of low-intensity earthquakes shook the areas of Chalandri and Agia Paraskevi early on Sunday morning, December 29.
The tremors, with magnitudes ranging from 1.2 to 2.7 on the Richter scale, had a shallow focal depth. As a result, they were felt primarily in the northern suburbs of Athens and surrounding areas. The strongest quake, measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale, struck Chalandri at 3:22 a.m. local time with a focal depth of 7.6 kilometers, according to the Geodynamic Institute.
Professor Efthymios Lekkas, a leading expert in dynamics, tectonics, and natural disaster management at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and President of the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (EPPO), reassured the public in an interview with Action 24 TV. Lekkas explained that the epicenter was located between the areas of Papagou, Ampelokipi, Neo Psychiko, Agia Paraskevi, and Old Psychiko.
“We are not concerned, as this region lacks major tectonic structures. These small earthquakes occur along the Hellenic Arc, and their magnitude remains below 4 on the Richter scale,” he explained, adding that this seismic activity is, in fact, a positive sign and not a cause for alarm.
The earthquakes in detail as reported by the Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens.
