Usually teeming with tourists, incessant earthquakes have seen the Greek island of Santorini deserted by the majority of its ...

Hotels told to drain swimming pools amid earthquake tremors On Santorini, residents and visitors have been advised to avoid large indoor gatherings, old buildings and areas where rock slides could ...

Erupting Volcano on the island of Santorini in 1866. The horseshoe shape of the island was created during a cataclysmic eruption 1500 BC. The ancient eruption may have created a tidal wave which ...

The strong quake measured 5.2 magnitude and was recorded between the islands of Amorgos and Santorini. It occurred after two smaller tremors, and recorded at 9.09pm local time (7.09pm GMT).

On a calm summer day on Santorini in July 1956, disaster hit. "I remember our dog and bird acting strangely. Then, the earthquake struck," 83-year-old Eirini Mindrinou recalls. "The house split ...

Hundreds of the tremors, which have hit Santorini every few minutes for days, have had a magnitude of around 3.0 and are considered “slight” quakes. At over 5.0, Wednesday’s quake is ...

The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed. The Greek island of Santorini might be known for its iconic white ...

The seismic activity rattling Santorini and other Greek islands is not over and the biggest quake yet could be still to come, a seismologist has warned. Rémy Bossu, Secretary-General of the ...

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 ...

SANTORINI, Greece (Reuters ... residents to avoid indoor gatherings and ports that are surrounded by sheer rock faces. Army, fire service and police units have been deployed preemptively.

Earthquakes as part of an ongoing swarm event continue to shake the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, including the popular tourist destination of Santorini, officially known as Thira. A magnitude ...