The Greek island of Santorini has been reportedly been hit by hundreds of tremors this year, while a 5.2-magnitude strong quake hit earlier this month. The island and the nearby Aegean Sea islands have reportedly seen their tourism suffer amid the quakes.
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He added that cruises have been turned away and that staff have been unable to get to the island. The event follows an earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale that rocked Lisbon and surrounding areas on Monday. At a depth of roughly 10km, its impact could be felt across swathes of the affected Portuguese region as residents flocked to social media site X to describe the tremors and the moment they felt buildings shake.
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One person wrote: “A pretty substantial tremor just hit #Lisbon Lasted a few seconds. Everything shook.”. The earthquake hit when head Portuguese football coach Bruno Lage was about to speak at a conference before Benfica’s Champions League play-off. Before he took to his chair, the whole room started to shake, according to footage by CNN Portugal.
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It comes after a period of seismic activity rattled the Greek island of Santorini, which has registered more than 12,800 earthquakes since January 26. In light of these occurrences, what are Europe’s earthquake hotspots, and are any of them favourite travel destinations?.
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Earthquake risk can be determined, according to European Facilities for Earthquake Hazard and Risk (EFEHR), by multiple factors. These include estimated ground shaking impact, population, soil conditions and vulnerability that considers loss of life and economic loss.
Examples of places with high seismic risks are mostly in urban areas, according to EFEHR and include the following cities:. It is thought that, due to earthquakes, the four countries listed make up nearly 80 per cent of the modelled average economic loss each year, which amounts to a staggering 7 billion Euros (£5.816bn), according to EFEHR.
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