Mitsotakis's remarks come as many people in Santorini spent Sunday night outdoors, amid fears of potential damage to buildings during the quakes. Some focal points of the tremors have been recorded at a depth of just 2km (1.2miles) below the surface.

The increase in seismic activity around the tourist island of Santorini is causing concern among officials, who have ordered schools to shut across the island and warned locals to drain their pools

A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini have led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams with sniffer dogs and sent instructions to residents including a request to

The hundreds of earthquakes that have rattled Greek islands on the Aegean Sea are a “seismic swarm” and could continue for weeks before eventually diminishing, the Santorini mayor told The

Thousands are fleeing the Greek island of Santorini in the southern Aegean Sea, rattled by continued intense seismic activity, according to local media. While many people anxious over the tremors left the island by ferry or plane, those who stayed are on alert, said public broadcaster ERT.

Residents and tourists on the Greek island of Santorini have been put on high alert after an increase in seismic activity.

Thousands of people evacuated Santorini after a series of earthquakes in recent days hit the picturesque Greek island with fears of additional tremors.

Schools have been shut and public gatherings are being discouraged on the Greek island of Santorini as local authorities put the popular tourist spot on high alert for a big earthquake, following scores of small temblors over the last two days.

Santorini, the popular Greek holiday island, is taking emergency measures in response to intense seismic activity

On Tuesday, 4th February, tremors with a magnitude of 4.7 were recorded on Santorini, causing panic among both residents and tourists. A spontaneous, mass evacuation commenced, resulting in significant chaos at the port.

Authorities have deployed emergency rescue crews to Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini as hundreds of people scrambled to leave after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake.