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Thousand leave as fresh tremors shake Santorini - Hero ImageThousands leave as fresh tremors shake Santorini - Hero Image 1
A view of the old port and the town of Fira on Santorini on Feb 4, 2025. (Photo: AFP/Aris Messinis)
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"This is the first time this is happening, we have not seen it before," Athanassios Ganas, research director at the national observatory's institute of geodynamics, told state TV ERT.
He noted that the area had been hit with over 40 earthquakes with a magnitude of over 4.0 in the past 72 hours.
Santorini lies atop a volcano that last erupted in 1950 - but an experts' committee on Monday said the current phenomenon was "not linked to volcanic activity".
According to the Greek coastguard, over 4,600 people have left the island by ferry since Sunday.
The country's leading air carrier Aegean Airlines said it had flown nearly 1,300 people out of Santorini on Monday, with another eight flights able to carry 1,400 passengers scheduled for Tuesday.
Schools on all four islands have been shut as a precaution until Friday.
