{"id":140113,"date":"2025-02-03T09:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T02:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140113"},"modified":"2025-02-03T09:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T02:20:49","slug":"greeces-tourism-hotspot-santorini-rattled-by-increasing-seismic-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140113","title":{"rendered":"Greece&#8217;s tourism hotspot Santorini rattled by increasing seismic activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">FILE: A video shared from Greece shows thick, toxic smoke filling the sky outside Athens on Monday as a deadly wildfire raged while terrified residents fled for safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greek<\/a> officials are warning those on the popular tourist island destination of Santorini to stay alert in the coming days due to increasing seismic activity, which could mean a strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/earthquakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earthquake<\/a> is possible.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Officials from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/athens-greece-wildfires-evacuations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greece<\/a>&#8216;s Ministry of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate<\/a> Crisis and Civil Protection and the fire departments gathered on Sunday to discuss the current seismic threat to one of the country&#8217;s most popular destinations. While only about 20,000 people call the island home, more than 3.4 million tourists visited last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/mommoth-wyoming-norris-geyser-basin-earthquake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EARTHQUAKE RATTLES YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK&#8217;S OLDEST, HOTTEST GEOTHERMAL AREA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Schools will remain closed on Monday, and people on the island are being instructed to drain swimming pools, avoid large gatherings inside buildings and stay away from abandoned buildings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2162835109.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2162835109.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2162835109.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2162835109.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2162835109.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2162835109.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2162835109.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tourists wait for the sunset in the village of Oia on the Greek island of Santorini on July 20, 2024.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE: Tourists wait for the sunset in the village of Oia on the Greek island of Santorini on July 20, 2024. Like other popular tourist destinations, the Cycladic island perched on a volcano is approaching over-saturation. (Photo by Aris Oikonomou \/ AFP) (Photo by ARIS OIKONOMOU\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Greek news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protothema.gr\/greece\/article\/1596014\/sadorini-oi-katoikoi-koimoudai-sta-autokinita-fovos-meta-tis-seismikes-doniseis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website protothema.gr<\/a> reported people were sleeping in their cars during the seismic outbreak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Civil Protection warned against staying near the ports, including Ammoudi, Armeni, Korfou, and the Old Port of Fira.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Officials said that if strong seismic shaking is detected, coastal areas could be evacuated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the Civil Protection advisory, more than 200 earthquakes were measured in the Anydros area between Thira and Amorgos in the past two days.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The seismic activity continued on Sunday, with multiple earthquakes no stronger than magnitude 4.8, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/map\/?currentFeatureId=us7000pawd&amp;extent=10.74697,-26.10352&amp;extent=62.39037,77.43164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the USGS<\/a>, the Mediterranean region is seismically active because of the convergence of the African plate and the Eurasian plate. 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