Greece closes schools in Santorini after recording 200 earthquakes

The Greek Ministry of Civil Protection announced the closure of schools on the famous Greek tourist island of Santorini, due to heavy seismic activity in the region.
Two hundred low -strength earthquakes have been registered with 4.5 degrees, according to two scientific committees that monitored seismic activities, they met again on Sunday.

Earthquakes in Greece

On Sunday morning, two tremors were registered with 4.1 and 4.5 degrees on the Richter scale, according to the Department of Geophysics at the University of Athens.
The authorities confirmed that the earthquakes are not caused by a volcanic activity, but rather a tectonic activity.
The authorities asked the locals to avoid large gatherings in closed places, stay away from some Santorini ports and abandoned buildings, and unloading swimming pools from water.

Santorini earthquakes in Greece

In the event of a strong earthquake, residents are advised to move to high areas and go to the interior as much as possible.
The same measures also apply to neighboring islands like Amorgos.
Greek Prime Minister Kiriacos Mitsotakis will hold a meeting on Sunday evening to assess the situation.

Greek Santorini island

Santorini is one of the most attractive volcanic islands, even as anxiety due to the phenomenon of excessive tourism, and Santorini received 3.4 million visitors in the year 2023, while a population is 15,500 people.
A professor of seismology, Kostas Papazatos, said that the volcano “has been witnessing a light seismic activity for some time,” and it should not worry us. “
The current volcanic activity is similar to what was observed in 2011 and 2012 when it lasted for 14 months without the volcano exploding or any accidents.