A new post in which, among other things, he answers questions about the earthquakes in Santorini was made at dawn today by Aki Tselendis, claiming that “the optimistic scenario is that there will be an earthquake of 6 Richter” in the region.

Asked what the worst-case scenario is, the seismologist and former director of the Geodynamic Institute answers “with very LOW probability, it is that the Amorgos fault will be activated and we will have a 7R earthquake.”

After arguing against evacuating Santorini, he goes on to note that in both scenarios – a 6 and a 7 magnitude earthquake – “there will be a tsunami” while estimating, however, that with modern warning devices and public awareness, “the impact will be minimal.”

On the crucial question of the duration of earthquakes, Tselentis insists that we are in “PRE-seismic action“, arguing that it will all depend “on when we have the main earthquake and its magnitude”.