Several thousand earthquakes have been recorded near the Greek island since late January. So why is this happening?

In addition to the Tuesday quake which measured at magnitude 4.7 just before the 3 p.m. quake, online USGS data listed a dozen other earthquakes that have occurred in the region since Monday.

"We’ve had earthquakes before but never anything like this. This feels different," said Nadia Benomar, a Moroccan tour guide who has lived on the island for 19 years. She bought a ferry ticket ...

In addition to the Tuesday quake which measured at magnitude 4.7 just before the 3 p.m. quake, online USGS data listed a dozen other earthquakes that have occurred in the region since Monday.

Another swarm of earthquakes shook the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea on Tuesday, including the popular tourist destination of Santorini, officially known as Thira. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake ...

According to Bossu, such behavior typically amounts to “foreshock” activity – seismic activity that occurs before the main shock of the sequence – meaning that the largest earthquake could ...

A state of emergency has been declared in Santorini after the strongest earthquake was recorded in days of near-constant tremors, which have almost emptied the famous Greek tourist haven of ...

Experts are still trying to determine whether the multiple quakes are foreshocks - smaller earthquakes before a major tremor - or whether they are part of an earthquake swarm of smaller quakes ...

Seismic activity near Greek island has prompted evacuations to the mainland, but scientists cannot predict whether these earthquakes will get worse. https://p.dw.com ...

On February 6, 2023, Türkiye’s southern provinces were hit with devastating earthquakes that left more than 53,000 people dead and over 107,000 injured. The earthquakes exposed the decades ...

The Greek islands of Santorini and Amorgos have been rattled by earthquakes and tremors since Feb. 1, with the strongest being 5.3 on the Richter scale.

No scientists have ever accurately predicted an earthquake before it struck, and experts have not determined whether this activity suggests that a significantly large earthquake could hit Santorini or ...