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Santorini faces mass exodus as thousands flee ongoing earthquakes

nytimes.com — February 10, 2025, 08:01 PM UTC

Santorini, Greece, has experienced thousands of earthquakes since January 25, leading to a mass exodus of residents. Over 13,000 of the island's 15,500 inhabitants have left due to the frequent tremors, leaving streets mostly empty. The shaking peaked with a magnitude-5.2 earthquake on Wednesday. In the first nine days of February, there were 160 tremors over magnitude 4, compared to 90 for all of last year. Authorities have closed schools and restricted large gatherings. Emergency workers are on the island, and some areas are cordoned off due to landslide risks.

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  1. [3.2]
    State of emergency declared on Amorgos as earthquakes prompt UK travel warnings (chroniclelive.co.uk)
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  2. [3.4]
    Amorgos declares state of emergency as earthquakes continue to rattle Greek islands (express.co.uk)
    16h
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  3. [3.5]
    Seismic activity shifts northeastward from Santorini to Amorgos (ekathimerini.com)
    20h
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  4. [3.4]
    Amorgos declares state of emergency as earthquakes continue in Greece (mirror.co.uk)
    21h
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  5. [3.4]
    State of emergency declared on Amorgos as earthquakes continue in Aegean Sea (manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
    23h
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  6. [2.9]
    UK tourists in Greece advised to leave Cycladic islands over earthquake risks (glasgowlive.co.uk)
    1d 6h
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  7. [2.6]
    Irish tourists in Greece advised to leave as earthquakes trigger State of Emergency (irishmirror.ie)
    1d 9h
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  8. [3.5]
    Santorini declares state of emergency as thousands of earthquakes rattle island (mlive.com)
    1d 9h
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  9. [3.6]
    Santorini faces surge of fake eruption videos amid real seismic activity (euronews.com)
    1d 13h
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  10. [3.4]
    Experts warn of potential volcanic eruption in Santorini as seismic activity increases (ekathimerini.com)
    1d 16h
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  11. [2.9]
    Santorini hit by 4.8 magnitude earthquake as tourism sector faces challenges (news.yahoo.com)
    1d 20h
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  12. [3.7]
    Thousands of small earthquakes detected near Santorini, Greece (chicagotribune.com)
    1d 21h
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