Today's earthquake in Thessaly is «stronger than we initially thought», said Kostas Papazachos, professor of seismology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, speaking tonight on OREN's main newscast, explaining that «the final figures are in the order of 6.3 Richter».
«The earthquake was stronger than we initially thought,» Papazachos said, noting that «it comes from a fault, which is very well studied from the past.».
Referring to the possibility of an even bigger earthquake, Mr Papazachos estimated that «the potential of the specific fault has practically exhausted and creates almost the certainty that it is practically impossible to make a strong earthquake». Regarding the aftershock sequence, Papazachos estimated that it will evolve over the next three months.
