US EditionSantorini rattled by strongest earthquake yet in weeks amid unusually high seismic activity
- Santorini experienced its strongest earthquake yet, measuring 5.3 in magnitude, amid ongoing seismic activity, as reported by local authorities.
- A state of emergency has been declared on Santorini due to the unusual seismic activity, prompting evacuations and the deployment of rescue crews, according to officials.
- Thousands of residents and visitors have evacuated the island, and schools have been closed for the week, as stated by Deputy Health Minister Marios Themistokleous.
- Seismologists and volcanologists are meeting with government officials to discuss the ongoing situation, highlighting the uncertainty of future seismic activity in the area.
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Santorini rattled by strongest earthquake yet in weeks amid unusually high seismic activity
Several more quakes with magnitudes between 4 and 4.8 and hit Tuesday with epicenters between the islands of Amorgos and Santorini.
In recent weeks, the island of Santorini has jumped to the headlines for intense seismic activity with earthquakes over magnitude 4.5 and peaks of 5.5. The origin of the phenomenon has outlined two hypotheses among experts: the tectonic nature or a magmatic interest. Precisely to the Reformist, the geologist Carlo Tansi stated that it is a tectonic nature. The telluric phenomenon, in fact, would be mainly due to the movement of the African plate…
Trembling earth keeps scientists alert over continued seismic activity
More than 10 underwater earthquakes with a magnitude of at least 4.0 have struck between the Cycladic islands of Santorini and Amorgos since Tuesday morning, raising concerns among Greek scientists about the development of the seismic activity in the area.
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