𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕪 𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕊𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕚 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕢𝕦𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤

𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕪 𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕊𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕚 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕢𝕦𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤

A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Santorini after days of consecutive earthquakes.

It comes after a magnitude 5.2 tremor was recorded at 21:09 local time (19:09 GMT) on Wednesday between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini, making it the strongest in recent days. It is estimated to have occurred at a depth of 5km (3.1 miles).

The decree will be in effect until 3 March to “address the emergency needs and manage the consequences”, officials said.

More than 11,000 people have already left Santorini, with around 7,000 departing by ferry and 4,000 by air.

A 4.7 magnitude quake was also recorded south-west of Amorgos at 07:50 local time on Thursday, following 57 tremors between midnight and 06:30.

Magnitude refers to the size of an earthquake, with increases marked as decimal points. A magnitude 6.0 and above is considered severe, where as a magnitude 5.2, the strongest experienced so far in the region, is considered moderate.

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𝟚𝟜/𝟟𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣ℙ𝕙𝕖𝕟𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕆𝕓𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕣

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