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Santorini is at the center of a mystery: Why do earthquakes keep shaking the island?

The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed.

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Surge in earthquake activity prompts state of emergency on Greek island of Santorini

ATHENS, Greece — 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.

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Earthquakes rattle Santorini, driving tourist exodus from Greece's volcanic island

Experts say the Greek island of Santorini has been hit by more than 1,000 earthquakes, but they're not linked to the region's active volcanoes.

Bloomberg L.P. · 3d

Santorini Earthquake Threat Fades After Exodus From Greek Island

Greece is preparing for any scenario but experts are optimistic about the tremors that triggered an exodus of residents and visitors from the Aegean Sea island of Santorini.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini. Here’s what we know

Repeated earthquakes are rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini. Scientists say the quakes aren't related to a slight increase in volcanic activity that has also been registered recently.

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Chance of a major earthquake in Aegean ‘remote’, professor says

The chance of a major earthquake hitting in the Aegean sea at present is “remote”, professor Emmanuel Scordilis of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki said on Saturday.Speaking to the Cyprus News ...

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People flee Greece’s Santorini as earthquakes rumble in Aegean Sea

Greek officials have declared a state of emergency, and tourists and locals have fled the tourist island of Santorini amid ...

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5,200-Year-Old Lead Pollution Reveals Secrets of Early Civilizations

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

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Volcanic eruption and tsunami fears after Greek holiday hotspot hit by earthquakes

What I fear is that when a tsunami hits, people sit and film with their cameras, instead of moving away,’ he added to Live ...

Humans have polluted the sea with lead for far longer than we realised, study shows

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The ...

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As hundreds of quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists have Santorini to themselves

More Greek islands closed schools Tuesday as hundreds of earthquakes ratted the Aegean Sea, while a handful of hardy tourists enjoyed having Santorini’s stunning views to themselves.

Hundreds flee Santorini as quakes disrupt life

Hundreds of people left Santorini on ferries and planes on Tuesday to reach safety in Athens as a series of quakes kept ...

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Türkiye warns tremors in Aegean Sea near Santorini may trigger volcanic activity

Ongoing seismic activity in the Aegean Sea has the possibility of causing volcanic activity, a report by AFAD and the ...

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Santorini restricts traffic and imposes more precautionary measures against earthquakes

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has visited earthquake-struck Santorini, as the Aegean island imposed more ...

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