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In Santorini, a state of emergency was declared in Santorini after the strongest earthquake was recorded in a period of almost constant tremors that almost emptyed the shelter for famous Greek tourists of visitors and residents.
On Wednesday evening, a 5.2 tremor, the size of 5.2, passed through Santorini. I’ve initially surpassed 5.0 since the trembling began last week.
Greek Ministry of Civil Protection on Thursday brought the island into emergency until March 3rd, responding to seismic activity.
Approximately 11,000 people are believed to have fled the island, attracting more than 3.4 million tourists a year and living in the area of around 20,000 permanent residents.
Greek authorities have arranged additional flights to help people escape to the safety of the mainland, but evacuation efforts have been complicated on Wednesday, and ferries have been allowed to leave the port due to strong winds. Not there. Normal services resumed by Thursday.
Santorini sits near the boundary of large tectonic plates in Africa and Eurasia and often experiences seismic activity, but for a long time it is not so intense. Like Santorini, nearby Amorgos and iOS islands also shook.
While no major damage has been reported yet, Greek authorities are taking precautions ahead of potentially large earthquakes.
“The statewide mechanism is being activated and we want to encourage citizens to work with authorities,” Prime Minister Mitsotakis said after a meeting of top officials on Wednesday.
Santorini has its shape in a geological phenomenon thousands of years ago. The island is famous for its caldera, a bowl-shaped crater caused by a volcanic eruption formed by one of the largest known explosions around 1600 BC.
The hundreds of tremors that hit Santorini every few days and every few minutes are about 3.0 in size and are considered “slight” earthquakes. Above 5.0, Wednesday’s tremor is considered “moderate.” At least five earthquakes, larger than 4.0, are then considered “light.”
Santorini’s recent massive tremor – at magnitude 7.5 – was attacked in 1956, killing at least 53 people and injuring more than 100 people.
