With Sunday’s strongest recorded earthquake at 4.1 on the Richter scale, and 40 tremors recorded between midnight and 6 AM, experts are closely monitoring the situation while authorities manage evacuations and assess the risks of future seismic events
Schools on Thira, Ios, Anafi, and Amorgos will remain closed until Friday, February 14, 2025, due to ongoing earthquakes following a decision made by Greece’s Seismic Risk Assessment and Volcanic Monitoring Committees.
Seismologists grow increasingly optimistic as Aegean earthquake activity shows signs of decline.
Ongoing earthquakes rattle Greece's Cycladic islands, but experts believe activity may be slowing.
Athens University: More than 8,900 earthquakes recorded in the Santorini-Amorgos region of the southern Aegean since Jan. 26
As Santorini continues to shake with earthquakes, one big concern is what these quakes will mean for the island’s tourist season.
A top Greek seismologist, who is accompanying the prime minister, will identify locations for the installation of tide gauges, as there were none in the area.
No cancellations have been reported yet as authorities and travel operators closely monitor the situation in Santorini.
Latest tremor in southern Aegean again registered between Santorini and Amorgos, as region now attracts global attention
Digital governance ministry unviels digital map with secure assembly sites for Santorini, Amorgos - site at mysafetyplan.gov.gr
President of Greece’s Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization highlights key risk areas on Santorini as seismic activity raises concerns over landslides.
"Only earthquake-resistant construction can save us," Karydis stated.
Individuals in need can contact the the Municipality of Athens’ 24-hour helpline at 1595 for more information and guidance before heading to the club.
While Santorini’s volcanic nature continues to shape its landscape, it has also granted the island an extraordinary history and cultural legacy
A fault just off Anydros is the source of a devastating 7.6 on the Richter scale earthquake in 1956 that nearly leveled Santorini, to the southwest
Twin tremors, 4.8 and 4.5R, were reported on Monday evening, local time, 18 to 20 kilometers south-southwest of Amorgos
Greece's PM will hold an emergency meeting about the quakes near Santorini, as experts warn a stronger tremor can't be ruled out.