Santorini, earthquake and Greece

4.8 magnitude earthquake is just the latest of hundreds of shakes to hit Santorini
The Greek island of Santorini was struck by the latest in a string of earthquakes Tuesday, this time a 4.8 temblor. The government said it will backstop the island destination's tourist industry.
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.
Greece's Santorini Hit by Over 6000 Earthquakes in a Week, Emergency Declared; Evacuation Underway
The seismic activity has led to a mass exodus of thousands of residents, and workers who are taking the ferry to reach the Greek mainland.
Santorini fears for summer tourist season as earthquakes hit island
Santorini - one of Greece's most visited islands - relies heavily on seasonal workers from other parts of Greece and abroad, who help the permanent population of just over 15,000 to serve tens of thousands of tourists on the island each day in peak season.
The swarm of earthquakes shaking Santorini prompts Greece to declare an emergency
Greece has declared a state of emergency on Santorini after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week.
Greece's Santorini hit by fresh series of quakes, declares state of emergency
Greek authorities declared a state of emergency for the island of Santorini on Thursday after an unprecedented series of undersea earthquakes shook the popular island for nearly a week.
Emergency declared on a second Greek island as a string of earthquakes persists
Authorities declared a state of emergency on a second Greek island Wednesday as a series of earthquakes continued to rattle the south-eastern Aegean Sea region. The emergency measure announced on the island of Amorgos follows a similar decision for nearby Santorini on Feb.
Popular Greece tourist destination declares emergency, several thousand earthquakes detected
The highly unusual barrage of earthquakes which began in late January has alarmed authorities. They have declared a state of emergency on Santorini, one of Greece’s most popular tourist destinations,
State of emergency declared on second Greek island as earthquakes continue
Seismologists have noted that the epicentre of the earthquakes is steadily drifting northward in the direction of Amorgos.
A major Greek tourist hotspot is being rattled by an 'earthquake swarm'. Here's what that means
Santorini, hit by an earthquake in late January, has since been shaken by a swarm of tremors. Most of its 16,000 residents ...
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Santorini Greece Earthquakes: Why 8,000 tremors have hit the islands with Spiderweb-like faults and a 6.5 lakh-year dark history
Scientists have detected nearly 8,000 earthquakes in just over two weeks near Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. The ...
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Greece's Santorini hit by strongest-yet tremor amid quake swarm
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Greek island of Santorini late Monday, the strongest in a series of thousands of ...
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'I am afraid': Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Santorini; people flee amid series of temblors
An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.3 rattled near Santorini, Greece, on Tuesday ... measured at magnitude 4.7, struck off the island's coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Earthquakes rattle Santorini, driving tourist exodus from Greece's volcanic island
London — Tourists continued to flee the Greek island of Santorini on Wednesday — a fourth consecutive day of exodus sparked by a series of earthquakes ... southeast of Greece's mainland ...
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Greece’s ‘Instagram island’ hit by 200 earthquakes, sparking school closures and warnings to avoid indoor gatherings
The most recent large quake in Santorini struck on July 9, 1956. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake was followed by a 25-meter-high (around 80 feet) tsunami. At least 53 people were killed and more than ...