Fears grow after 5-magnitude earthquake between Santorini, Amorgos

Published February 18th, 2025 - 12:42 GMT
Santorini earthquake
A municipal employee walks in the village of Oia on the Greek island of Santorini while the authorities restricted access to the tourists in some areas as a precaution due to recent seismic activity on February 5, 2025. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

ATHENS

A new cof magnitude 5 on the Richter scale was recorded on Tuesday morning between the Greek islands of Santorini and Amorgos.

The earthquake occurred at 4.46 a.m. local time (0246GMT) at a depth of 13 kilometers (8.077 miles), according to the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.

The institute recorded over 30 tremors of different magnitudes since the very early hours of the day.

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