The Earthquakes in the area around Adriatic Sea, the causes and measures to reduce their negative consequences

• Author: Lira Musollari
• Position: University of Tirana
• Pages: 105-113

European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

Vol. 1 No. 2

June, 2017

ISSN 2519-1284

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The Earthquakes in the area around Adriatic Sea, the causes and measures to

reduce their negative consequences

Msc. Lira Musollari

University of Tirana

Abstract

Earthquakes are a shake or movement of Earth that are caused by large splits of the under

Earth rocks, under the e ect of di erent forces, in the vast majority of cases it is caused by the

movement of tectonic plates of the Earth's lithosphere. The scientifi c evidence to understand

the cause of earthquakes is found in the theory of "The movement of tectonic plates", refi ned

by the known German geophysicist Venger and is presented in his book "The Origin of

Continents and Oceans".

The scholars confi rm that during their movement, in the meeting lines, tectonic plates create

erosion and breakage of great dimension that are accompanied by a large release of energy which

is transmi ed to the Earth surface through seismic waves causing massive damage. One of these

areas is also the region in the both sides of Adriatic that corresponds with the suburb of Adria mini

plate.

According to scientists, in the West of Adria plate, passes through Apennine peninsula

beginning from Sicilia, Calabria, in the Apennine slopes to Padane lowland, passes in Europe

Alps, Dinarid, Albanid to the Greek territory. The Apennine peninsula and especially the

central part is continuously struck by earthquakes, because according to researches, Adria

plate under the pressure of African plate, is moved towards North and Northeast creating

longitudinal cracks that generates strong seismic shaking. This is confi rmed from the numerous

studies that known personalities of seismology and INGV specialists in Rome have carried.

Another area with high seismic level is Padane lowland, which is also under the e ect of Adria

plate movement towards Northeast, that causes the closure of Padane lowland. Apennine

move towards Southern Alps creating the conditions for earthquakes emerge. The high seismic

level is also noticed in the eastern suburb of Adria plate that corresponds with the territories

of our country, the Dalmat coast in the North and Helenide in south. According to researchers,

in Albanian lands are two longitudinal areas and some cross sections: the longitudinal areas:

Janine-Korce-Diber-Peje; Sarande-Vlore-Durres-Shkoder-Ulqin. Whereas the cross sections

are the areas: Lushnje-Elbasan-Diber; Vlore-Tepelene-Erseke; Shkoder-Kukes-Prizren.

The precautions to be taken in reducing the negative e ects of earthquakes might be classifi ed

in three directions:

The assignments of scientifi c ents;

The assignments of legislative and enforcement state institutions;

The education of population in how to act during and a er an earthquake.

Keywords: the earthquake, the movement of tectonic plates, Adria mini plate, African plate,

Eurasian plate, areas with high seismic level.

Introduction

Earthquakes are a shake or movement of Earth that are caused by large splits of the

under Earth rocks, under the e ect of di erent forces (Giano i, 2007). The earthquake