Athens: Hundreds more people were expected to leave Greece’s Santorini island on Wednesday as tremors shook the popular summer tourist destination for a sixth day. About 6,000 people have left on ferries and planes in recent days as hundreds of small quakes were registered in the surrounding sea, shaking buildings, kicking up dust on the … Read more
Thousands of residents have fled the island of Santorini after a swarm of earthquakes shook the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning. According to the BBC, over 300 earthquakes have been recorded in the past two days near the island, and Greece’s Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP) has estimated that the … Read more
Schools remained closed and evacuation flights were charted as the popular Greek holiday island, Santorini, felt another spike in seismic activity over the weekend with over 200 minor earthquakes recorded. Emergency crews have been deployed with Greek authorities concerned about a potentially powerful earthquake in the making that could wreak havoc on the island. The … Read more
Athens: Fresh overnight tremors shook Greece’s top tourist island Santorini, media reports said Monday, prompting people to sleep outdoors and others to leave by plane or ferry. Over 200 minor earthquakes were recorded at sea or on surrounding islands, with the strongest — of magnitude 4.6 — striking the waters between Santorini and Amorgos on … Read more
Greece’s famed tourist island hotspot, Santorini, has witnessed a sudden increase in seismic activity, prompting the authorities to call for an urgent meeting. As per the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry, monitoring sensors had picked up “mild seismic-volcanic activity” in Santorini’s caldera, leading to speculation and concerns, especially given the island’s tourism-driven economy and … Read more