Gerasimos Papadopoulos posted a response addressing those who confidently claim that the fault causing earthquakes in Cholargos, Chalandri, and Papagou is small.

In his post, he emphasized that, in reality, scientists have no knowledge of the size of the fault and that caution is necessary “given that we are dealing with a densely populated area.”

He detailed the following in his post:
“The sequence began on 12/11/2024 with a magnitude of 2.8 and has continued with smaller magnitudes. So far, there have been 30 earthquakes. Some claim the fault is small. In reality, we have no knowledge. We are currently learning by observing these small earthquakes. The correct scientific phrasing is: ‘We know nothing about the fault; the epicenters of these small earthquakes are not spread across a large area, and, therefore, so far no significant section of the fault has been activated.’

In the past, we’ve had many surprises. For example, who remembers the small earthquakes in the western section of the Fylis fault in November 1997 that preceded the devastating Parnitha (Fylis) earthquake on 9/7/1999? So, let’s remain somewhat cautious, given that we are referring to a densely populated area.”