NO NEED TO PANIC, NSSP DEPUTY CHIEF SAYS
Nvard Davtyan
"Radiolur"
19.06.2009 15:22
Deputy Chief of the Armenian National Survey for Seismic Protection
(NSSP) Hrachya Petrosyan told a press conference today that there is
no need to worry or panic. After yesterday’s earthquake the seismic
stations registered 11 aftershocks in the same area, which were much
weaker. The last one was registered today, at 8:44 a.m. According to
specialists, this is normal, since it means that the seismic energy
is gradually fading.
"Making predictions is very hard. Scholars of the world are working
in that direction, and so do the Armenian scientists. There is no
need to worry at this point," Hrachya Petrosyan said.
Speaking about yesterday’s panic, Adviser to the Chief of the Rescue
Service of Armenia Nikolay Grigoryan said: "We have witnessed the
earthquake in Spitak. We have seen victims and all this remains in
our memory. Scaremongers make use of this. It’s very easy to frighten
a frightened person. But I’d like to repeat once again that it’s
impossible to predict the concrete time and place. It’s impossible
even if 100 seismic services work side by side."