Santorini, Earthquake and Richter magnitude scale

Strong 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Mount Athos in Greece
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook Mount Athos in northeastern Greece late on Saturday afternoon, generating concerns.
4.8 magnitude earthquake is just the latest of hundreds of shakes to hit Santorini
The Greek island of Santorini was struck by the latest in a string of earthquakes Tuesday, this time a 4.8 temblor. The government said it will backstop the island destination's tourist industry.
Santorini fears for summer tourist season as earthquakes hit island
February marks the unofficial start of the tourist season in the Greek island of Santorini - when the first cruise ships are due to arrive and the Easter holidays approach. But with thousands of earthquakes shaking the island since January and experts unable to say when they will end,
Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece’s island of Santorini
Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini, the University of Athens’
Popular Greece tourist destination declares emergency, several thousand earthquakes detected
The highly unusual barrage of earthquakes which began in late January has alarmed authorities. They have declared a state of emergency on Santorini, one of Greece’s most popular tourist destinations,
State of emergency declared on second Greek island as earthquakes continue
Seismologists have noted that the epicentre of the earthquakes is steadily drifting northward in the direction of Amorgos.
Emergency declared on a second Greek island as a string of earthquakes persists
Authorities have declared a state of emergency on a second Greek island as a series of earthquakes continued to rattle the ...
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Amorgòs, Greece Becomes Second Island to Declare a State of Emergency as Earthquake Swarm Continues: Summer Tourist Season At Risk
Officials Concerned After Epicenter of Latest Earthquakes Are Moving Toward Amorgòs Putting Popular Summer Tourist Season At Risk ...
Santorini Earthquakes Create Panic In Greece As Locals Fear Volcano Could Erupt
Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced thousands of earthquakes this month while researchers have ...
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Expert Who Predicted Turkey’s Mega-Earthquake Says Greece Faces Volcanic Risk
Controversial Dutch researcher and seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets said on Monday that Greece is in volcanic and earthquake ...
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Santorini Greece Earthquakes: Why 8,000 tremors have hit the islands with Spiderweb-like faults and a 6.5 lakh-year dark history
Scientists have detected nearly 8,000 earthquakes in just over two weeks near Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. The ...
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Greece declares state of emergency due to series of earthquakes near Santorini
A series of earthquakes near Santorini, Greece has prompted tourists to flee the area and the country to declare a state of ...
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Greece on high alert as multiple earthquakes shake island of Santorini
Earthquake experts and officials from the Ministry of Climate ... Another meeting was scheduled for Sunday evening at the ...
Earthquakes rattle Santorini, driving tourist exodus from Greece's volcanic island
Experts say the Greek island of Santorini has been hit by more than 1,000 earthquakes, but they're not linked to the region's ...
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Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. Here's what we know
Repeated earthquakes are rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini ATHENS, Greece -- Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to ...
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Israel readying for possibility it could face tsunami amid earthquakes in Greece
such as the recent tremors in Greece. In the Santorini Islands, thousands of small earthquakes recorded in recent days have raised concerns that a major earthquake could be imminent, potentially ...
Foreign Office Greece travel warning extended as second island affected by earthquakes
The UK Foreign Office has warned tourists and holidaymakers to be aware of the danger and to follow all local instructions ...