In recent years, earthquakes have become more frequent in Ukraine – there were already about half a dozen in 2025 alone. Are destructive earthquakes a threat to Ukraine, and which regions are at the greatest risk? What magnitude of earthquakes can typical Ukrainian buildings withstand, both modern and Soviet-era? How does climate change, particularly global warming, affect the seismic situation? Do military actions influence Ukraine's seismic state? How do Ukrainian scientists monitor seismic activity? Is early earthquake warning possible?
About this and more, in an interview with "RBC-Ukraine" told Dmitro Hryn, leading research fellow at the S.I. Subbotin Institute of Geophysics of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
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