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LIGHT QUAKES ON ARMENIA'S TERRITORY MAY HAVE IN-DEPTH CAUSES
Tert.am
15.02.12
The National Seismic Protection Agency is set to launch joint
discussions with the Ministry of Emergency Situations and foreign
experts to find out the causes of the recent earthquakes on the
territory of Armenia.
Speaking to Tert.am, the head of the Agency, Hrachya Petrosyan,
expressed concerns over the frequently repeating seismic instabilities
in different parts of the country.
It comes after earthquakes measuring 2.4, 2.8, and 2.7 magnitudes
shook the towns of Artashat, Masis, Aparan recently.
The Seismic Protection Service earlier said that the light quakes
are conditioned by the seismic background and do not pose any threat.
But Mane Hakobyan, a geo-physicist, told Tert.am that the possibility
of threat cannot be absolutely ruled out.
"To say that nothing is happening now would not be right. To understand
the seismic situation properly it is necessary to be informed. But
I have no information, absolutely," she said, refraining to give
further details on the troublesome situation in the region.
The expert pointed out to two causes - the so-called Arabian Plate,
and the extraction of natural gas and oil from the Azerbaijani mines
(which has been carried out for more than 150 years).
"It is time to voice concerns over the hazardous situation in the
Azerbaijani section of the Caspian Sea and the neighboring regions.
They pose disastrous threats not only to Azerbaijan, but also the
entire region. If continued, they will soon lead to regional, and
very probably, global ecological disasters," she added.
Citing the Azerbaijani news agencies 1news.az, ANS Press and APA,
Hakobyan had earlier said in an article that a 15-km-deep tectonic
shift on Azerbaijan's territory had caused a major crack on the
earth's surface, dislodging the lithosphere on the eastern part to
the Caspian Sea.
Speaking to Tert.am, Hakobyan pointed out to Turkey as another hotbed
for seismic activity, adding that the hazards from there are not so
troublesome as those from Azerbaijan.
Tert.am
15.02.12
The National Seismic Protection Agency is set to launch joint
discussions with the Ministry of Emergency Situations and foreign
experts to find out the causes of the recent earthquakes on the
territory of Armenia.
Speaking to Tert.am, the head of the Agency, Hrachya Petrosyan,
expressed concerns over the frequently repeating seismic instabilities
in different parts of the country.
It comes after earthquakes measuring 2.4, 2.8, and 2.7 magnitudes
shook the towns of Artashat, Masis, Aparan recently.
The Seismic Protection Service earlier said that the light quakes
are conditioned by the seismic background and do not pose any threat.
But Mane Hakobyan, a geo-physicist, told Tert.am that the possibility
of threat cannot be absolutely ruled out.
"To say that nothing is happening now would not be right. To understand
the seismic situation properly it is necessary to be informed. But
I have no information, absolutely," she said, refraining to give
further details on the troublesome situation in the region.
The expert pointed out to two causes - the so-called Arabian Plate,
and the extraction of natural gas and oil from the Azerbaijani mines
(which has been carried out for more than 150 years).
"It is time to voice concerns over the hazardous situation in the
Azerbaijani section of the Caspian Sea and the neighboring regions.
They pose disastrous threats not only to Azerbaijan, but also the
entire region. If continued, they will soon lead to regional, and
very probably, global ecological disasters," she added.
Citing the Azerbaijani news agencies 1news.az, ANS Press and APA,
Hakobyan had earlier said in an article that a 15-km-deep tectonic
shift on Azerbaijan's territory had caused a major crack on the
earth's surface, dislodging the lithosphere on the eastern part to
the Caspian Sea.
Speaking to Tert.am, Hakobyan pointed out to Turkey as another hotbed
for seismic activity, adding that the hazards from there are not so
troublesome as those from Azerbaijan.