Since last week, thousands of residents have left the island by plane and ferry, as hundreds of earthquakes continue to shake the region.

As of Thursday, February 6th, the entire island of Santorini is now under a State of Emergency, which is in effect until March 1st

Greece has declared a state of emergency for the popular tourist island of Santorini following a surge in seismic activity. Hundreds of undersea tremors have rattled the island for almost a week, culminating in a magnitude 5.2 earthquake late on Wednesday – the strongest since the tremors began on 31 January.