Posted on 02/10/2025 11:13:37 PM PST by BenLurkin
Santorini has been hit by a powerful, shallow 5.3 magnitude earthquake, which is the strongest to strike the Greek island during recent seismic activity in the area.
The tremors were felt in Athens on Monday evening and measured a focal depth of 17km (10.6 miles).
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The tourist hotspot has been rocked by seismic activity since January and more than 12,800 quakes have been detected by the University of Athens' Seismological Laboratory.
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Landslides have occurred in many parts of Santorini due to the frequency and intensity of the tremors and experts have not ruled out a major earthquake.
Seismologists were optimistic about the intensity of the quakes starting to subside, but are now concerned they are worsening.
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No injuries have been reported as a result of the earthquakes, which have numbered in the thousands since 26 January, but more than 11,000 people have left the islands.
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Meanwhile the cruise ship Viking Star, with 893 passengers and 470 crew, docked at the port of Souda in Crete early on Monday morning.
It was due to be the first cruise ship of the season in Santorini. The ship changed its route mainly to avoid cable car overcrowding in Santorini during the seismic activity.
The previous strongest quake since the activity started was a 5.2 magnitude on Thursday. Six and above is considered severe.
Greece is one of Europe's most earthquake-prone countries, but scientists are puzzled by the current "clusters" of quakes which have not been linked to a major shock.
Santorini is on what is known as the Hellenic Volcanic Arc, which is a chain of islands created by volcanoes, but the last major eruption was in the 1950s.
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Greek authorities have said the recent tremors were related to tectonic plate movements, not volcanic activity.
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Sounds scary, hope it doesn’t get worse.
I cruised the Greek Islands decades ago. Santorini is probably the most beautiful, hope it stays that way.
Vulcan stoking his forge?
Hopefully the smaller quakes keep the big one from happening.
Doesn’t look like much of a beach there. I remember the water color from 50+ years ago.
One thing not much reported is that not only Santorini is at risk. As one You Tube poster pointed out
"I like how most news outlets think the only relevant greek island (of all 277 inhabited islands) is Santorini. The earthquake activity is right in the middle of the Cyclades Islands and the islands directly surrounding the activity are (clockwise from Santorini) Santorini, Ios, Irakliá, Schinousa, Keros, Amorgos, and Anafi — all islands that have many residents and much tourism. If were going to worry about them, lets worry about all of them.💙
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sja4_40SZT4&t=67s
Hot link for the above:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sja4_40SZT4&t=67s
It is altogether too easy to look at the pics of the structures on the bluffs above the sea and imagine whole hillsides sliding into the ocean.
There may be a risk of a tsunami going across the Med, too, some say. Big landslides could do that even if a quake doesn’t. :-(
Quick...move the Gazans there.
WOW
Santorini is one of the most BEAUTIFUL places on earth!!
In 2011 there was a seismic swarm off Greece that went on for months.
More here...
https://academic.oup.com/gji/article/194/3/1302/649089
Just don’t stay in one off those places hanging down the caldera.
Word has it that a goodly number of them have been built without a permit.
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Comparisons with data from from the 2011/12 swarm might shed some light...
Here’s an English language version from Katherimini’s sister site...
I have noticed differences in the same articles between the two, so FYI.
BTW, keep your eyes peeled on Kilauea and Iceland. Both looking ready to spew...
There has been a bit of a “swarm” of small quakes on the San Andreas fault, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-heOEE29PQ
That 5.2 was part of a 4.7-5.2-4.6-4.7 sequence in 25 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9DiOC0vcrw
(Title is rather click-baity.)
I studied there in college and it was beyond gorgeous. History practically in every square inch - it was beautiful and haunting.
“Vulcan stoking his forge?”
I read that before, but not recently. It does certainly look that way.
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