Greek island of Samos has risen 18-25 cm following strong tremor

The northeastern Aegean island of Samos has risen by an eye-opening 18-25 cm after the strong earthquake recorded on Friday, October 30 with its epicenter in the sea 16 km north-northwest of the island, ANA reports.

The spectacular elevation was observed in both northern and southern parts of the island, according to an announcement by a research team from the School of Geology and Geoenvironment of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, made up of Professor Efthymis Lekkas, Dr. Spyridon Mavroulis, Dr. Marilia Gogou, and Dr. Ioanna Triantafyllou, with the participation of seismologist Dr. Gerasimos Papadopoulos.

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