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Multiple smaller tremors, ranging between magnitudes of 2.4 and 4.5, were also felt in the Dodecanese Islands, about 140 miles from Santorini, in the last 24 hours.
The strongest earthquake so far was one measuring 5.2, recorded on Wednesday evening. The institute said that over 6,000 tremors had been recorded in the Aegean Sea near the islands of Santorini ...
The Santorini volcano eruption at about 1600 B.C. devastated the island, buried a town, and caused massive earthquakes and flooding that impacted the island of Crete and as far as Egypt.
Hundreds of the tremors, which have hit Santorini every few minutes for days, have had a magnitude of around 3.0 and are considered “slight” quakes.
The Greek government’s chief seismologist says the frequency of earthquakes affecting Santorini and nearby islands has eased in recent days, but that the outlook for continued tremors in the ...
He noted that the tremor levels in Santorini are negligible compared to the earthquakes experienced in Japan. – ‘Tiny’ tremors – Roger Beauchamp from Arizona called the tremors “tiny.” ...
Earthquake experts say the more than 200 tremors that have hit the area are not related to the volcano in Santorini, which produced one of the biggest eruptions in human history.
The Santorini volcano eruption at about 1600 B.C. devastated the island, buried a town, and caused massive earthquakes and flooding that impacted the island of Crete and as far as Egypt.
Even though earthquake experts say the more than 200 tremors that have hit the area since early Friday are not related to the volcano in Santorini, which once produced one of the biggest eruptions ...