santorini earthquakes

President of Greece’s Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization highlights key risk areas on Santorini as seismic activity raises concerns over landslides.

The Greek government announced daily public briefings on Santorini quake activity to reassure citizens.

"Only earthquake-resistant construction can save us," Karydis stated.

The most harrowing chapter of this tragedy would be revealed three years after the disaster.

In response to the ongoing crisis, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has scheduled an emergency meeting at 1 p.m. today at the Ministry of Civil Protection to address the escalating situation in Santorini and Amorgos

While Santorini’s volcanic nature continues to shape its landscape, it has also granted the island an extraordinary history and cultural legacy

Landslides force iconic Red Beach closure as earthquake activity continues in the Aegean Sea area of Santorini.

Seismologist Akis Tselentis warns that a stronger earthquake could be imminent as frightened islanders and tourists leave Santorini in droves.

So far, major international media outlets have not reported or provided assessments regarding the immediate impact on the island’s tourism activity in terms of bookings or cancellations.

A seismologist from the Hellenic Mediterranean University says Santorini's quakes are foreshocks to a stronger tremor, but rules out a 1956 Amorgos-scale disaster.

Early Tuesday morning, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck at 4:46 a.m. between Santorini and Amorgos, followed by a series of strong aftershocks, measuring 4.2, 3.9, and 4.0 on the Richter scale

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

At least two local experts express views pointing to a link, even as other scientists insist on tectonic shifts

Mitsotakis informed reporters that he had requested the relevant ministry to provide a comprehensive scientific presentation of the geological data so that everyone understands the phenomenon being managed.

The committee issued a set of instructions to citizens including avoiding large gatherings and steering clear of abandoned and structurally unsafe buildings; remaining on safe national routes while moving

A series of earthquakes recorded in and around the island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea over the past few days were reported on Monday. The strongest one initially reported as 5.1 but later revised to 4.9 by the Geodynamic Institute, occurred 19 kilometers north-northwest of Anafi. A landslide was recorded at Caldera, the large, […]

As reported, the Blue Star Chios ferry, departed from the Athinios port for Athens, fully booked, in the early hours of Monday.

Consecutive quakes rattle Santorini, reviving memories of the 1956 Amorgos disaster and raising the question—could history repeat itself?

Over the past 24 hours, hundreds of quakes struck between Santorini and Amorgos and continued overnight. Greek authorities say the island is safe and all measures are precautionary.

Santorini, Amorgos, and nearby islands have been rocked by over 200 tremors in the past two days, including a quake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale in Santorini on Sunday evening.