Greece will soon set up an evacuation port on the island of Santorini to facilitate the safe escape of people in case a bigger quake hits the popular tourist destination, a Greek minister said on Monday.

Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini, the University of Athens’

Greece is a “safe” country for tourists to visit, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, downplaying concerns that recent seismic activity on the island of Santorini will worsen.

Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini.

Businesses on Greece's famous Santorini island are facing uncertainty as earth tremors drive away foreign tourists. With the Greek Orthodox Easter approaching, local entrepreneurs like hotel owner Yiannis Constantinou hope domestic travellers can come to the rescue.

Greece’s chief seismologist says that while earthquake frequency around Santorini has slightly decreased, the situation remains unpredictable for the coming weeks

Greece’s chief seismologist says that while earthquake frequency around Santorini has slightly decreased, the situation remains unpredictable for the coming weeks

The recent earthquake swarm near Santorini has brought the topic of volcanoes in Greece back into the spotlight.

Greece on Tuesday announced temporary measures to support workers on its popular tourism island of Santorini as earthquakes rattled the island for a second week. Thousands of earthquakes measuring up to 5.

Greece’s chief seismologist says that while earthquake frequency around Santorini has slightly decreased, the situation remains unpredictable for the coming weeks. Following swarms of undersea tremors,