Santorini was hit with a huge earthquake recently as swarms continue to roll out across the popular Greek Island.
Sources from local media outlets shared more on the matter including how travellers have flocked away from the popular tourist destination after the news.
Warnings were issued to all tourists about the possibility of more earthquakes and that’s why thousands flocked out of the island within no time to remain safe.
The quake that took place yesterday was first reported as a 5.3 magnitude earthquake by the local media. They said there were hundreds of tremors and soon it was downgraded to 5.2 in the hours that followed that.
The incident took place at about 10:16 pm local time on Monday and the epicenter was said to be 14 kilometers southwest of Askesini. This is in the sea between Santorini and Amorgos, as stated by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini.
It’s now been cautioned that it was not a major earthquake and no different from the past ones that measured 5, 5.1, or 5.2 on the Richter scale as more tremors keep getting recorded on Santorini. A total of 11 quakes with a magnitude of at least four were left alone on Saturday and dozens more were reported since that time.
