Its famous whitewashed buildings and vibrant sunsets come from its Santorini geology. A massive eruption around 3,600 years ago, known as the Minoan eruption, reshaped the island. It changed the ...

A new study by Greek scientists has warned of the possibility of a tsunami occurring in the central Aegean between Santorini ...

Hundreds of small tremors rattle Santorini since Feb 1 Scientists say ... safety issues," said Dimitris Papanikolaou, professor of geology at the University of Athens and former head of Greece's ...

Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) 1 What is the cause of the many earthquakes near the volcanic island of Santorini? Between Santorini, the underwater volcano Kolumbo and Amorgos ...

ATHENS, Greece — 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 ...

"Santorini, therefore, was shaped by these geodynamic hazards and predominantly by volcanic risk, seismic risk, landslide risk and erosion," geology and natural disaster Professor Efthimios Lekkas ...

SANTORINI, Greece (Reuters ... to environmental and safety issues," said Dimitris Papanikolaou, professor of geology at the University of Athens and former head of Greece's Earthquake Planning ...