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Greek seismologist Vassilis Papazachos dies at 92

Famous Greek seismologist Vassilis Papazachos, the emeritus professor who was inextricably linked to Thessaloniki and its residents with the great earthquake of 1978, died at the age of 92 on Thursday morning. Vassilis Papazachos was born in 1930 in Smokovo, Karditsa, where he finished Primary School and graduated from the …

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1,500 earthquakes between Nisyros and Tilos: “Unusual activity” says seismologist Papadopoulos

Greek seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos characterized the seismic activity in the area of ​​Nisyros and Tilos in the south-eastern Aegean Sea in the recent months as “quite unusual.” On a post, he noted that 1,500 earthquakes have occurred between April and September 6, 2021. On a post on Facebook that was …

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5.3R tremor in Galaxidi “was not the main earthquake,” says Greek seismologist

The 5.3 R tremor that stroke Galaxidi on Sunday was not the major earthquake. This is the estimation of seismologist  Akis Tselentis, director of the Geo-Dynamic Institute of Athens, Speaking to RadioGamma FM of Patras, Tselentis said that the post-seismic activity was not normal and therefore he estimates that the …

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Greek Geologist/Seismologist Committed Suicide

When you google “Nikos Palyvos” the first website to pop up in your eyes is his wordpress-blog “npalyvos.wordpress.com“. First of all you will see the picture of a man is looking right into your eyes. On his blog, Palyvos  describes himself as “Researcher/Geologist” (Free lancer) – Lecturer at the Geology Department …

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