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 Greek government has declared a state of emergency on Santorini Island as the earthquake that began at the end of last month continues. According to reports from the Greek daily newspaper Kathimerini and U.S. CNN on the 7th, the Greek Ministry of Citizen Protection declared a state of emergency on Santorini Island on the 6th (local time).

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.

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.

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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.