3 days ago · The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) reported over 100 earthquakes in the Cyclades region on Thursday. Since Jan. 26, over 17,500 earthquakes have been recorded in the Santorini-Amorgos earthquake zone, including more than 15,400 with magnitudes above 1.0.

The 1956 Amorgos earthquake occurred at 03:11 UTC on July 9. It had a magnitude of 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale. The epicentre was to the south of the island of Amorgos, the easternmost island of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea.

6 days ago · ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities declared a state of emergency on a second Greek island Wednesday as a series of earthquakes continued to rattle the south-eastern Aegean Sea region.. The emergency measure announced on the island of Amorgos follows a similar decision for nearby Santorini on Feb. 7 after thousands of unusual tremors were registered in an undersea area near the two islands, as ...

Feb 3, 2025 · A major seismic crisis has been affecting the Santorini-Amorgos region since 27 January. To date, more than two thousand earthquakes with magnitudes up to 5.3 have been recorded and 11 earthquakes have a magnitudes greater or equal to 5.0.

4 days ago · It is noted that from the beginning of seismic activity in the Santorini-Amorgos zone on 26 January to 12 February 2025, the Seismology Laboratory has detected a total of over 17,500 earthquakes using machine learning (artificial intelligence) methods.. Meanwhile, the Commission of experts will meet on Sunday, February 16, to evaluate again the seismic activity and decide on the preventive ...

5 days ago · 12,000 earthquakes registered between Amorgos and Santorini. About 12,000 earthquakes with magnitudes greater than one have been registered since January 16, the University of Athens‘ crisis management committee said. Scientists had expressed hope that this “unprecedented” seismic activity would ease but a string of earthquakes with a magnitude of around 5 has renewed concerns.

5 days ago · But, so far, there's only been quake activity between Santorini and Amorgos. "Earthquake swarms are often associated with fluid movement in the earth's crust and the resulting seismic activity is ...

Feb 10, 2025 · From 26 January to 8 February 2025, the Seismology Laboratory (SL) of the University of Athens registered more than 12,800 earthquakes in the Santorini-Amorgos zone. Additional reporting by Ruth ...

Feb 6, 2025 · It comes after a magnitude 5.2 tremor was recorded at 21:09 local time (19:09 GMT) on Wednesday between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini, making it the strongest in recent days. It is ...

6 days ago · The emergency measure announced on the island of Amorgos follows a similar decision for nearby Santorini on Feb. 7 after thousands of unusual tremors were registered in an undersea area near the ...