11 hours ago · A state of emergency has been declared in Santorini after the strongest earthquake was recorded in days of near-constant tremors, which have almost emptied the famous Greek tourist haven of ...

11 hours ago · ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government declared a state of emergency on Santorini on Thursday after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week. The ministry of civil protection’s announcement will provide authorities faster access to state resources.

3 days ago · Tourists walk on the narrow streets of Fira town as emergency crews were deployed after an earthquake swarm worries Greek experts on the popular Aegean Sea holiday island of Santorini, southern Greece, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

1 day ago · SANTORINI, Greece (AP) — Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes overnight and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors over the past few days are a harbinger of a larger quake to come.. A coast guard vessel and a military landing craft were in the wider area in case an evacuation is required, Civil ...

10 hours ago · A state of emergency was declared on Santorini Thursday after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook the Greek island late Wednesday. The tremor is the latest — and strongest — in a series of quakes ...

1 day ago · A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Santorini after days of consecutive earthquakes. It comes after a magnitude 5.2 tremor was recorded at 21:09 local time (19:09 GMT) on ...

2 days ago · Thousands of residents have fled Santorini after earthquakes were recorded near the Greek island for a fourth consecutive day. According to officials, more than 11,000 people have left Santorini ...

3 days ago · Emergency services were deployed in readiness and schools were closed after more than 200 temblors struck in the Aegean, near Santorini, within 48 hours. By Niki Kitsantonis Reporting from Athens ...

10 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.

4 hours ago · On Thursday evening, a 4.6 magnitude quake was recorded at 20:16 local time (18:00 GMT) in the sea between Santorini and another island, Amorgos, followed by a 4.2 magnitude quake roughly two ...