Renowned seismologist Costas Synolakis claimed that the earthquakes rattling Santorini may indicate the birth of a new ...

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with ...

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

Image: A drone view shows part of Santorini Caldera. Pic: Reuters Authorities warned of a high landslide risk, and have shut schools, dispatched rescuers, and advised residents to avoid ports and ...

Santorini sits on the exposed part of a largely underwater volcano called the Santorini caldera. However, researchers believe the earthquakes there are driven by the movement of plates, or plate ...

Tsunamis could hit coastal regions and lead to flooding, not only on Santorini, but also on neighboring islands and the Greek mainland. Submarine landslides of the caldera could also occur.

Santorini owes its shape to geological phenomena from millennia ago. The island is famed for its caldera – a bowl-shaped crater caused by a volcanic eruption – which was formed by one of the ...

A state of emergency has been declared in Santorini after the strongest earthquake was recorded in days of near-constant tremors, which have almost emptied the famous Greek tourist haven of visitors ...

Santorini lies along the South Aegean Volcanic Arc, a chain of volcanoes which stretches from the Peloponnese in southern Greece through the Cyclades Islands. The island also has a caldera - a ...

The iconic Greek holiday island is literally shaking, and residents are escaping while they can.

Last week, authorities said monitors had picked up increased volcanic activity within Santorini’s caldera, or flooded crater, but scientists say this is unrelated to the current quakes.