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    DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SEISMIC PROTECTION SERVICE OF ARMENIA: LOWERING OF THE WATER LEVEL IN LAKE SEVAN MAY CAUSE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS

    ArmInfo
    2010-02-11 22:31:00

    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 today's
    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.
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