Santorini fears big earthquake

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

Aegean Sea
Crete
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100km
GREECE
TÜRKIYE
Area of detail
HELLENIC VOLCANIC ARC

Santorini sits on Hellenic Volcanic Arc – chain of volcanic islands created by plate tectonicsAEGEAN

Nearly 300 tremors of up to 4.9 in magnitude recorded between islands of Santorini and Amorgos since Jan 31

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AMORGOS
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SANTORINI
6 miles
10km

One of largest volcanic eruptions in history, around 1600 BC, formed Santorini in its current shape. Last
eruption occurred in 1950

Sources: Reuters, BBC, University of Athens’ Seismological Laboratory, EMODNet
Picture: Leonard G.
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