Seismic Activity Near Metehara: Expert Warns Caution Despite Decreased Frequency
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Metehara on Friday night, but its deep origin minimized its impact. Professor Atalay Ayele, an earthquake researcher, confirmed the event and noted that while seismic activity has decreased in frequency, it continues. He urged the public to remain cautious, emphasizing that the activity has not ceased entirely.
‘The frequency has decreased; it’s not like before. But we must continue to be even more cautious.’ – Atalay Ayele (Professor)
Earlier, a high-magnitude earthquake, measured on the Richter scale, struck near Metehara on Friday night.
Atalay Ayele, a professor and researcher in earthquake science at the university, confirmed to that, it happened. It occurred at around 5:28 AM at night.
However, people didn’t feel it as strongly as before, he added, explaining, ‘This is because it was deep below the Earth’s surface. If it hadn’t been, the damage would have been much worse.’
When asked if the earthquake was indeed recorded at a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale, he responded, ‘That’s correct.’
Does this mean the seismic activity is increasing? There was hope recently that it might have subsided. Is the activity still ongoing? We posed this additional question to the researcher.
‘It doesn’t mean it’s decreasing. The activity is continuing. It hasn’t completely stopped or died out. The activity is still ongoing,’ he said.
‘Since September, efforts have been made to ensure everyone remains cautious. The key factor now is that it’s deep below the Earth’s surface,’ he explained.
‘The frequency has decreased; it’s not like before. But we must continue to be even more cautious. The main message is that we cannot assume it has completely stopped,’ he emphasized.
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