5 days ago · Santorini’s most recent large quake – with a 7.5 magnitude – struck in 1956, killing at least 53 people and injuring more than 100 others. Ad Feedback Subscribe

13 hours ago · A bell towel of an Orthodox church in the town of Oia on the earthquake-struck island of Santorini, Greece, as the main town of Fira is litted by the sun in the background on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Share. ... while schools on Santorini and nearby islands have been ordered to remain closed for the week.

Feb 4, 2025 · Santorini, dubbed Greece’s “Instagram Island,” attracts some 3.4 million visitors a year but is only home to around 20,000 permanent residents. ... Schools on the island will remain closed ...

3 days ago · ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Schools on four Greek islands will remain closed through next week as earthquakes continue to rattle the region, authorities said Saturday.. More than 800 tremors of magnitude 3 and over have been recorded on the tourist islands of Santorini, Amorgos, Anafi and Ios since Feb. 1, triggering an exodus of most of …

2 days ago · Schools will remain closed on Santorini, Amorgos and several other islands on Monday and Tuesday. ... Greece is one of Europe's most earthquake-prone countries, but scientists are puzzled by the ...

1 day ago · Thousands of tremors, sometimes every few minutes, have shaken Santorini, Greece. More than 13,000 of its 15,500 inhabitants have left. Listen to this article · 5:56 min Learn more

Feb 2, 2025 · The Greek island of Santorini is being rattled by dozens of tremors, prompting authorities to close schools and airlines to announce additional flights on Monday to help people leave the popular...

Feb 3, 2025 · Minor earthquakes are common in Santorini, but the last major one took place back in 1956 when 53 people died, 100 were injured, 529 houses were destroyed and more than 3,000 were damaged – it ...

5 days ago · It was followed minutes later by a 7.2 magnitude aftershock, closer to Santorini. This was the largest quake in Greece in the 20th century, prompting a 30m tsunami and causing the deaths of 53 people across Amorgos and Santorini, with more than 100 people injured. More than 500 houses were destroyed in the earthquake, with many more badly damaged.

Feb 2, 2025 · Schools on the Greek tourist island of Santorini will remain closed on Monday after more than 200 small earthquakes shook the region, civil protection authorities announced.