In the mountainous regions of the Krasnodar Territory, scientists constantly record tremors of low power. Usually they remain unnoticed by the residents of the Kuban, but in the fall of 2016 in Sochi, an earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was recorded by local seismologists. In fact, tremors were noticed by scientists twice - in September and October.
September 22: Abkhazia
The epicenter of tremors on September 22, 2016 was in the Republic of Abkhazia, a district of the city of Sukhumi. In Sochi, an earthquake was felt with a magnitude of 4.6 points. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, there was no significant damage, as well as data on the victims or victims. But still, many locals felt fear at the tremors of this level, and the rescue service hotline received several phone calls about this.
October 30: Kuban
A month later, in the Absheron district of the Kuban, between the resort city of Tuapse and Neftegorsk, tremors occurred of even greater power - 4.7 points. In Sochi, the earthquake was felt insignificantly, data on the injured and the destruction were also missing.
But most residents of the resort city of the Krasnodar Territory are frightened by the appearance of frequent tremors. Scientists, in turn, are in a hurry to assure the Sochi residents that the vibrations are not dangerous and there is no need to panic with repeated appearances.
The opinion of scientists about the tremors in Sochi
In October 2016, the Sochi Conference of the Seismic Protection Association was held. Scientists discussed the global seismic environment. It was emphasized that usually in cities where it is possible to extract minerals of various levels, there is a danger of high seismicity.
In addition, seismologists emphasize that mountainous areas have always been considered seismic hazardous; therefore, scientists monitor the situation on their territory. Therefore, all the earthquakes in Sochi, statistics of which are conducted by employees of the Kuban universities, were predicted in advance.
Interestingly, it is Krasnodar scientists who have unique equipment that allows them 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 manufactured for monitoring the seismic situation. In connection with these factors, one can not be afraid that an earthquake of significant power in Sochi will go unnoticed. Most likely, residents of the mountain resort town will be warned in advance before a terrible disaster occurs.