In Sochi, an earthquake with a capacity of 4.7 points

In the mountainous areas of the Krasnodar Territory, scientists constantly record underground tremors of low power. Usually they remain unnoticed by the inhabitants of the Kuban, but in the autumn of 2016 in Sochi an earthquake measuring 4.7 points was recorded by local seismologists. In fact, the earthquakes were noticed by scientists twice - in September and October.

September 22: Abkhazia

Epicenter of tremors on September 22, 2016 was in the Republic of Abkhazia, near the city of Sukhumi. In Sochi, the earthquake was felt by a magnitude of 4.6 points. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, there were no significant damages, as well as data on victims or victims. But still many locals felt fear at the tremors of this level, and several hotline calls were made to the hotline of the rescue service.

October 30: Kuban

A month later, in Absheron district of the Kuban, between the resort town of Tuapse and Neftegorsk, tremors of an even greater power occurred - 4.7 points. In Sochi, the earthquake was felt insignificantly, there was also no data on the injured and destruction.

But most residents of the resort city of Krasnodar Territory are frightened by the appearance of frequent tremors. Scientists, in turn, hasten to assure Sochi residents that fluctuations are not dangerous and when repeated appearances do not need to panic.

The opinion of scientists about the shocks in Sochi

In October 2016 the Sochi conference of the Association of Seismic Protection was held. Scientists discussed the world seismic situation. It was stressed that usually in cities where there is a possibility of mining minerals of different levels, there is a danger of high seismicity.

In addition, seismologists emphasize that mountainous areas have always been considered seismic, so scientists are monitoring the situation on their territory. Therefore, all earthquakes in Sochi, whose statistics are conducted by employees of Kuban universities, were predicted in advance.

It is interesting that it is the Krasnodar scientists who have unique equipment that makes it possible to study the earth's crust and predict even minor earthquakes in advance. Also on the territory of the Kuban, in the city of Armavir, special devices are being developed to monitor the seismic situation. In connection with these factors, one can not be afraid that in Sochi an earthquake of considerable power will go unnoticed. Most likely, the residents of the resort mountain city will be warned in advance, before a terrible catastrophe occurs.