The idyllic island of Santorini has been rocked by more than 8,000 earthquakes in recent weeks, sparking fears that the underwater Kolumbo volcano could be on the brink of eruption. With a growing ...

The epicentres of the earthquakes are near the underwater volcano Kolumbo about five miles northeast ... in such a way that it causes distinctive types of quakes, deforming the land as it ascends.

Though a volcanic eruption isn’t expected, scientists warn that stronger quakes could be on the way. David Pyle, a professor of Earth sciences at the University of Oxford, explained that the ...