Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes through the night and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered their emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors over the past few days are a harbinger of a larger quake to come.

Thousands of locals and travelers have evacuated the Greek island of Santorini amidst a spike in seismic activity.

Santorini has been under a state of emergency following earthquakes, the strongest at 5.2 on the Richter scale. Over 11,000 people have evacuated, schools closed, and access restricted to certain areas.

Since Sunday, hundreds of near-constant tremors have been recorded in the sea between Santorini and the island of Amorgos

The popular Greek holiday island of Santorini is taking emergency measures in response to intense seismic activity.

Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced hundreds of earthquakes this week while researchers have revealed a new magma chamber underneath the Kolumbo submarine volcano.

Greek officials have declared a state of emergency, and tourists and locals have fled the tourist island of Santorini amid earthquakes in the past few days.

Greece’s government declared a state of emergency on Santorini on Thursday after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week. The ministry of civil protection’s announcement will provide authorities faster access to state resources.

A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Santorini as the earthquakes that have been plaguing the island for weeks get stronger and stronger. During the night from Thursday to Friday,