Residents have been warned to avoid indoor gatherings, check escape routes, stay away from cliffs and to drain swimming pools to reduce potential structural damage to buildings in the event of a large earthquake.

Seismic activity near Greek island has prompted evacuations to the mainland, but scientists cannot predict whether these earthquakes will get worse.

Greece’s tourist island of Santorini on Sunday braced for the prospect of more tremors after more than 200 small earthquakes shook the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.

Santorini, the popular Greek holiday island, is taking emergency measures in response to intense seismic activity

Residents have been warned to avoid indoor gatherings, check escape routes, stay away from cliffs and to drain swimming pools to reduce potential structural damage to buildings in the event of a large earthquake.

On Tuesday, 4th February, tremors with a magnitude of 4.7 were recorded on Santorini, causing panic among both residents and tourists. A spontaneous, mass evacuation commenced, resulting in significant chaos at the port.

Santorini: Schools were closed and emergency crews were deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini on Monday after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake.

Schools remain shut and evacuation flights are underway after Greek holiday island Santorini was shaken by earthquakes for the fourth day in a row. A spike in seismic activity has been recorded on the volcanic island in the Aegean Sea since Friday,

Schools have been closed and emergency crews were deployed on the Greek island of Santorini after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake. Precautions were also ordered on several nearby Aegean Sea islands – all popular summer holiday destinations – after more than 200 undersea earthquakes were recorded in the area over the past three days.