Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini was rattled by a strong earthquake, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Measuring at a magnitude of 5.2, it is the most powerful tremor to have hit the island in recent weeks,

A strong earthquake has been recorded between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini, after days of consecutive tremors in the area. More than 11,000 people have already left Santorini with around 7,000 departing by ferry and 4,000 people leaving by air.

Hundreds more people were expected to leave Greece's Santorini island on Wednesday as tremors shook the popular summer tourist destination for a sixth day. About 6,000 people have left on ferries and planes in recent days as hundreds of small quakes were registered in the surounding sea,

Predicting earthquakes is not scientifically possible, and experts cannot yet determine definitively whether what has been occurring between Santorini and Amorgos could be a precu

Mitsotakis's remarks come as many people in Santorini spent Sunday night outdoors, amid fears of potential damage to buildings during the quakes. Some focal points of the tremors have been recorded at a depth of just 2km (1.2miles) below the surface.

An earthquake has hit Greece after days of tremors in the country. The strong quake measured 5.2 magnitude and was recorded between the islands of Amorgos and Santorini. It occurred after two smaller tremors,