Santorini, one of Greece’s most iconic tourist destinations, is experiencing intense seismic activity, with hundreds of tremors rattling the island over the past few days. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck east of the island on Tuesday,

Emergency services were deployed in readiness and schools were closed after more than 200 temblors struck in the Aegean, near Santorini, within 48 hours.

The Greek island of Santorini is being rattled by dozens of tremors, prompting authorities to close schools and airlines to announce additional flights on Monday to help people leave the popular tourist destination.

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 drain their swimming pools.

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.

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

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

Families boarded ferries and extra flights were laid on to help people leave Santorini on Monday as dozens of tremors shook the Greek island for a fourth day.

The strongest earthquake recorded was magnitude 4.6 at 3:55 p.m. Sunday, at a depth of 14 kilometers (9 miles), the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.