Santorini rocked by strongest earthquake yet after thousands evacuate holiday island The Greek island of Santorini is recovering from the strong earthquake as the popular holiday destination continues to be rocked by hundreds of tremors.
The earthquake was the strongest to hit the much-loved tourist destination since hundreds of smaller tremors started to be felt on the island, prompting thousands to evacuate.
Experts say the seismic activity is unrelated to volcanic activity in the Aegean Sea, but are still unable to say whether the swarm could lead up to a more powerful earthquake.
A quake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck late on Monday evening with an epicentre 14km southwest of Arkesini in the sea between Santorini and Amorgos, according to local media.
Vasilis Karastathis, director of the Geodynamic Institute, told the Greek newspaper Kathimerini that the latest large earthquake "does not differ substantially from previous earthquakes and is part of the series.".
