ARMENIAN SEISMOLOGISTS SAY THERE ARE NOT REASONS FOR PANIC
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 14, 2011 – 19:09 AMT 15:09 GMT
Head of the Armenian National Service for Seismic Protection Hrachya
Petrosyan said that the March 14 earthquakes in Azerbaijan and
Georgia are not anyhow related to the disastrous earthquake and
tsunami in Japan.
According to him, earth shocks permanently take place in South
Caucasus. “Earth shocks are partially recorded in the region and
our equipment fixes them. There is a concept of general background
of seismic activity, as a result of which the accumulated energy is
released in the form of earth shocks of various magnitude,” Petrosyan
told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He added that currently there are
not reasons for panic.
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit Azerbaijan on March 14. The earthquake
epicenter is located 35km north of Shirvan town.
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake stroke Georgia.
On March 11, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan and caused
devastating tsunami. Besides, several earth shocks with magnitude
above 6.0 were recorded in the same region later.
From: A. Papazian
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