Earthquake altitude on Santorin: residents flee with an incredible danger!

Earthquake altitude on Santorin: residents flee with an incredible danger!

The Greek holiday island of Santorinin, known for her breathtaking coastal views and a sleeping volcano, is currently being shaken by an alarming series of over 200 earthquakes. Since last Sunday, around 6,000 people, including many residents and some ignorant tourists, have had to leave the island in the Aegean Sea. According to the report of Kleine Zeitung left more than 4,600 people by ferry, while Aegean Airlines carried out nine special flights. To evacuate almost 1,300 passengers.

strongest earthquake for decades

The latest shocks were a quake of the strength 4.9, which surprised the sleeping inhabitants on Tuesday night. Further earthquakes followed in the same region, including another thickness of 4.7. Experts warn according to Merkur that will probably be available in the next few days. Professor Efthymios Lekkas assessed the danger situation as critically, but pointed out that an earthquake over strength 6 was very unlikely.

The earthquake series could be related to the violent seismic activity in the region, which has been documented since January 24th. Seismologists informed that over 550 earthquakes have been registered in the past few days, with the thickness of between 3.0 and 4.7. The authorities have closed schools by Friday and asked all residents and tourists to keep themselves away from coastal and endangered areas, mainly due to the increased risk of tsunamis and landslides.

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