Erupting Volcano on the island of Santorini in 1866. The horseshoe shape of the island was created during a cataclysmic eruption 1500 BC. The ancient eruption may have created a tidal wave which ...

SANTORINI, Greece (AP) — Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes overnight and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered emergency plans in case the hundreds ...

Sun rays illuminate the volcanic islet of Nea Kameni, part of the earthquake-struck island of Santorini, Greece, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Sun rays illuminate the ...

Greece sits on multiple fault lines and is often rattled by earthquakes. Costas Papazachos, a professor of geophysics and seismology, who went to Santorini to assess the situation, said the ...

in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini, the University of Athens’ crisis management committee said Tuesday, adding that a larger quake cannot be ruled out.

Thousands of tremors, sometimes every few minutes, have shaken Santorini, Greece. More than 13,000 of its 15,500 inhabitants have left. By Niki Kitsantonis Reporting from Athens February is a slow ...

Authorities have heightened precautions on Santorini, Greece, following over 200 undersea earthquakes, some up to 4.8 in magnitude, raising earthquake concerns. Schools are closed, and emergency ...

Santorini is situated along the Hellenic Volcanic Arc, which extends from the Peloponnese in southern Greece through the Cyclades islands. The region is also home to two volcanoes: Nea Kameni ...