Scientists noted a decline in seismic activity on the Crimean peninsula - in 2019 only 85 earthquakes were recorded, while in 2018 there were at least 100, and in some years before that about 200.
According to the director of the Institute of Seismology and Geodynamics of the Crimean Federal University named after Vernadsky Yuri Wolfman, at the same time, the level of released seismic energy in the sources decreased significantly, the magnitude of earthquakes did not exceed three points, and they were practically not felt by the population.
In general, fluctuations imperceptible to people occur on the peninsula very often. Wolfman emphasized that the South Coast is the most seismically active area of the peninsula, with a significant part of the epicenters located in the Black Sea 20-50 kilometers from the coast, where there is a junction of two tectonic plates.
Since the IV century BC, 77 strong earthquakes occurred on the peninsula, the last of which occurred in September 1927. Tremors destroyed 70% of the buildings on the southern coast of Crimea, including the Swallow's Nest.
After that, the first in the USSR regular stationary network of seismic observations appeared in Crimea. It is currently believed that the peninsula could be threatened by earthquakes up to eight points. However, it is impossible to predict when the next such case will occur.
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