Scientists from the University of Athens monitoring an earthquake swarm near the island of Santorini say the phenomenon is in “gradual decline” nearly a month after the multiple tremors started.
As tremors on world-famous Santorini fade, residents, authorities, and the tourism industry focus on resuming business as ...
The recent earthquakes impacting some of the Greek islands, particularly the widely popular summer spot Santorini, have ...
The North Anatolian Fault, one of the most active faults in the world, runs 20km south of Istanbul. The proximity of this ...
Little wonder, then, that 9,000 of the island’s 15,000 permanent residents were evacuated and are only just beginning to ...
Greece is one of the world's most seismically active countries, which means earthquakes are a common occurrence. Most of Crete, Greece, and the Greek islands are contained in a "box" of fault ...
while a 5.2-magnitude strong quake hit earlier this month. "In the past two days, we have seen a drop in bookings, but we hope this will be short-lived," Antonis Pagonis, president of Greece's ...
Fifty-nine years ago, a powerful earthquake shook Uganda’s Tooro region, sending tremors across Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Records indicate that ...
Thousands of earthquakes, mainly of a low magnitude, were recorded from late January between the islands of Santorini, Amorgos, Ios and Anafi in the Cyclades group south-east of the Greek mainland.
"Of course we don't know how long it will take, but I think we are on a relatively good path," said the head of Greece's Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization, on Greek radio on Wednesday.
A series of earthquakes and their consequences have hit the Cyclades island hard. However, Greece's Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni is optimistic about the summer. And is also promoting the ...