The strongest earthquake hits Centorini amidst the seismic crisis yet

Centorini has been hit by a powerful, shallow 5.3 magnitude earthquake, which is the strongest to attack the Greek island during a recent seismic activity in the region.

On Monday evening, tremors were felt in Athens and the center depth of 17 km (10.6 mi) was measured.

Residents of the neighboring island emerogos live on high warning after the latest tremor, which occurred on Sunday evening after a moderate 5.0 magnitude earthquake between the islands.

Tourist hotspots have been shaken by seismic activity since January and more than 12,800 earthquakes have been detected by the University of Athens University.

Some residents have been seen patrolling in dangerous areas to prevent tourists from taking photos on rocks.

Landslides have occurred in many parts of Santorini, as due to the frequency and intensity of the shock and experts have not denied a major earthquake.

Earthquaker was optimistic about the intensity of the earthquake, but now they are worried that they are deteriorating.

At least till March 3, the situation of Emergency will remain on Santorini.

Sunday’s earthquake was by three small people of over 4.0, while on Monday morning there were more than 4.0.

In inspections, buildings in Santorini or Amorgos found no damage.

There has been no injury as a result of the earthquake, which have been counted in thousands since January 26, but more than 11,000 people have left the islands.

The schools will remain closed on Santorini, Amorgos and many other islands on Monday and Tuesday.

A team of a special disaster response unit set a special earthquake rescue vehicle from Patus to emorogos, and technical teams are expected to inspect the power network on the island.

Costas Papakachos, a professor at Cesmology at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, told the Greek broadcaster ART that the authorities were to allow the situation to continue for most or all of February.

“Let’s hope that we will gradually move towards a gradual de-escase,” he said.

“We have to become a little patient and see. Let’s hope that after a few weeks the incident will begin to decrease.”

He said that the possibility of a major earthquake was not completely rejected.

Meanwhile, cruise ship Viking Star with 893 passengers and 470 crews was docked at the port at the port of Crete on Monday morning.

This was due to being the first cruise ship of the season in Santorini. The ship mainly changed its route to avoid congestion in the cable car in Santorini during seismic activity.

The strongest earthquake so far was 5.2 magnitude on Thursday. Six and above are considered severe.

Greece is one of the most earthquake-affected countries in Europe, but scientists are surprised by the current “groups” of quakes that have not been linked to a large shock.

Santorini is on that known as the helenic volcanic chap, a series of islands created by volcanoes, but the final major explosion was in the 1950s.

Greek officials have said that recently shocks were related to tectonic plate movements, not volcanic activity.

Scientists cannot predict the exact time, size or location of the earthquake.

From 26 January to 8 February 2025, Sisamology Laboratory (SL) of the University of Athens recorded more than 12,800 earthquakes in the Centorini-Mormorgos Zone.

Additional Reporting by Ruth Commerford.