What Is Happening in Santorini? The Reason for the Continuous Earthquakes on the Island

"The earthquakes in the north-eastern area of Santorini continue," said Nikolaos S. Melis, Director of the Geodynamic Research Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.

A swarm of earthquakes left an unusual landscape on the touristy Greek island of Santorini last February. The streets where hundreds of tourists flock to take photos of the contrast between whitewashed houses with blue ceilings and views of the Aegean Sea were completely emptied. At the time, more than two weeks of constant earthquakes that reached the 5.3 magnitude caused the exodus of about 11,000 people, more than half the population of the i…