The ground was shaking in Greece.
The magnitude earthquake of 5.3 shook the Greek Orthodox Munks on Saturday at the Athos Mountain and the Peninsula of the same name, TASR reports, according to AFP.
The shocks were based on a depth of only 12.5 kilometers, with their epicenter being in the sea northwest of the metropolis of this enclave, the town of Karyés, the Greek Geodynamic Institute reported. The American Geological Service USGS also introduced the same magnitude. The shocks were noticeable in the surrounding areas and there were also several dotras.
“We are okay, people do not have to worry,” said State TV, the head of local government Alkiviadis Stefanis. In his words, a man who was visiting a local monastery was injured during the earthquake by falling as he fled. He was taken to the hospital. However, they did not report any other injuries in the area.
An unnamed member of the Fire Brigade in Athens AFP told AFP that four fire trucks were sent to the area to check the possible damage. Stefanis explained that as a result of shocks the plaster faded, and the chimneys in several monasteries were also damaged.
The Athos Peninsula is a tip and part of the larger Greek peninsula Chalkidiki. According to Grigoris Tasios, the head of the Hoteliers Association at Chalkidiki, there was no damage to tourist facilities. Seismologist Costas Papazachos added that “stable” seismic activity persists for Chalkidiki in recent months.
On the mountain Athos, also known as the Holy Mountain, which has the so -called. Autonomous status, there are approximately 20 inhabited monasteries, several of which are over 1000 years.
