{"id":5280,"date":"2025-03-22T13:33:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T13:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/22\/seismic-station-on-santorini-vandalized\/"},"modified":"2025-03-22T13:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T13:33:51","slug":"seismic-station-on-santorini-vandalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/22\/seismic-station-on-santorini-vandalized\/","title":{"rendered":"Seismic station on Santorini vandalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1264917\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/santorini_web-320x200.jpg?v=1742639602\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/santorini_web.jpg?v=1742639601\" alt=\"Seismic station on Santorini vandalized\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/santorini_web-960x600.jpg?v=1742639602\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>File photo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>A newly installed seismic station on Santorini, set up by scientists to monitor seismic activity on the popular tourist island, has been vandalized by unknown individuals.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post on Saturday, Costas Papazachos, a professor of geophysics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, who was sent to the island to assess the lingering tremors, revealed that the station, which was set up on February 11 in Vlychada, a remote area on the southern tip of the island, suddenly went offline near midnight three days ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we inspected it, we found that the solar power system and battery had been stolen, along with all related equipment, including chargers,\u201d Papazachos said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that incidents of vandalism targeting seismological equipment are extremely rare. \u201cThere is a societal sensitivity toward these machines, as they are vital for the country\u2019s seismic monitoring,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Papazachos emphasized the importance of public awareness and empathy in preventing similar incidents in the future. \u201cThese stations play a crucial role in monitoring seismic activity for the safety of citizens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Police have launched an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fb-12.jpg?1742642040455\" alt=\"seismic-station-on-santorini-vandalized0\" width=\"960\" height=\"784\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fb-12.jpg?1742642040455\" alt=\"seismic-station-on-santorini-vandalized1\" width=\"960\" height=\"784\"\/><figcaption>[Facebook]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1264917\/seismic-station-on-santorini-vandalized\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo. A newly installed seismic station on Santorini, set up by scientists to monitor seismic activity on the popular tourist island, has been vandalized by unknown individuals. 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