Santorini rocked by more earthquakes as uncertainty grows

Several earthquakes hit water around the Greek island of Santorini just hours after the authorities announced there is a state of emergency.

Tourist hot point has been shook this week with thousands of earthquakes recorded since last Friday.

On Thursday evening, an earthquake of 4.6 size was recorded at 20:16 local time (18:00 GMT) at sea between Santorini and another island, Amorgos, followed by an earthquake of 4.2 after about two hours.

Santorini residents began night patrols amid fears of looting on the island, which were largely abandoned and left most of the population.

More than 11,000 people have left as the authorities report that earthquakes are recorded on a break every minute.

Experts have warned that it is unclear when this period may end of the “seismic crisis” on the popular tourist island.

On Thursday, Zalil was not so severe as the shock of 5.2 degrees, which occurred on Wednesday in the water between the two Greek islands.

No injuries have been reported yet, and there have been no major damage to the island.

But the authorities are preparing in the event of a larger earthquake. On Wednesday, they warned of the dangers of land collapse on parts of the island.

The volume indicates the size of the earthquake, with increases that were marked as decimal points.

The size is 6.0 and above it, while the size is 5.2, and it is the most powerful experience so far in the region, moderate.

On Thursday, Greek officials said that the state of the island will be valid for about a month, until March 3.

Greece is one of the most earthquake countries in Europe. Seismologists told the BBC that it is difficult to predict the duration of the last wave of seismic activity, with the authorities warning that they may last for weeks.

“It is really unprecedented, we haven’t seen anything like this before [modern times] Dr. Athanasius Ganas, Director of National Observatory Research in Athens, in Greece, said.

“We are in the middle of a seismic crisis,” he told the British Broadcasting Authority.

Those remaining on the island raised concerns about a possible tsunami. They built temporary defenses of the bags placed on the Monolithos beach on the island, where the buildings stand near the water.

The hospital staff on the island were placed in a preparation situation, while the additional ambulance staff, police officers, soldiers and military vehicles arrived to Santorini, with a medical staff from Naxos, another island.

Greek Prime Minister Kiriacos Mitsotakis, who is expected to visit Santorini on Friday, has an optimistic tone at a meeting of civil protection experts earlier on Wednesday.

“All plans have been implemented. The forces were transferred to Santorini and other islands, so that we are ready for any possibility,” he said.

He asked the population “staying calm and cooperating with the authorities.”

Santorini on what is known as the Hellenic Sagittarius – a series of islands created by volcanoes – but the last large eruption was in the fifties.

The Greek authorities said that the recent tremors were linked to tectonic, not volcanic activity.

Scientists cannot predict the exact timing, size or location of earthquakes.