Tert.am
As a result of meteorological data analysis the Armenian professionals came to a conclusion that the increase of Lake Sevan level may have a connection with the seismic situation.
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SEISMIC PROTECTION SERVICE OF ARMENIA: LOWERING OF THE WATER LEVEL IN LAKE SEVAN MAY CAUSE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
ArmInfo
Lowering of the water level in Lake Sevan theoretically may cause earthquake shocks, said Alvaro Antonyan, Director of the National Seismic Protection Service of Armenia, during press-conference. He added that Armenian seismologists are currently considering this probability.
According to the chief seismologist of the republic, if an earthquake is “prepared”, i.e. if big underground energy has accumulated and reached a critical point, an earthquake shock may occur in case of additional pressure. “As the surface of Lake Sevan is large enough, lowering of the water level considerably changes the force of pressure, which may result in a quake”,- said Antonyan. He added that warm weather does not provoke earthquake shocks as earthquake focuses in Armenia are situated in depth.
February 12, 2010