Facts About Santorini Greece

Santorini, earthquake and Greek island

Santorini is at the center of a mystery: Why do earthquakes keep shaking the island?

The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece's island of Santorini

Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece's volcanic island of Santorini, the University of Athens' crisis management committee said Tuesday,

BBC · 2d

Santorini fears for summer tourist season as earthquakes hit island

February marks the unofficial start of the tourist season in the Greek island of Santorini - when the first cruise ships are due to arrive and the Easter holidays approach. But with thousands of earthquakes shaking the island since January and experts unable to say when they will end,

Hosted on MSN2d

Santorini Greece Earthquakes: Why 8,000 tremors have hit the islands with Spiderweb-like faults and a 6.5 lakh-year dark history

The ongoing stress from this movement is pulling Greece apart, leading to fault zones and volcanic formations in the region ...

Greek Reporter1d

Active Volcanoes in Greece You Didn’t Know About

The recent earthquake swarm near Santorini has brought the topic of volcanoes in Greece back into the spotlight.

Greece declares state of emergency on Santorini following quakes

A series of earthquakes shook the popular tourist island this week and prompted over 10,000 residents and workers to evacuate ...

The Associated Press on MSN12d

Greece on high alert as multiple earthquakes shake island of Santorini

Even though earthquake experts say the more than 200 tremors that have hit the area since early Friday are not related to the ...

Greek Reporter1d

Active Volcanoes in Greece’s Popular Vacation Spots You Didn’t Know About

The recent earthquake swarm near Santorini has brought the topic of volcanoes in Greece back into the spotlight.

Star Tribune11d

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. Here's what we know

Schools on Santorini, as well as the nearby islands of Anafi, Amorgos and Ios, will remain shut all week, while other nearby islands also shut their schools on Tuesday. What's the history?

Reuters13d

Greece's tourism jewel Santorini on alert after seismic activity

Greece sits on multiple fault lines and is often rattled by earthquakes. Costas Papazachos, a professor of geophysics and ...

Al Jazeera English7d

As Greece declares ’emergency’ over Santorini earthquakes, what’s next?

Greece lies in a highly seismically active ... At about 1,600 BC, one of the most massive volcanic eruptions in human history shaped Santorini into its present geological form.

The Daily Dive on MSN1d

Santorini, Greece: A Dreamy Escape to the Aegean

This stunning Greek island, set in the heart of the Aegean Sea, is a vision of whitewashed buildings, cascading cliffs, and sapphire waters. Its sunsets, famously breathtaking, have lured travelers ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results