About 10,000 people have left on ferries and planes in recent days as hundreds of small quakes were registered in the surrounding sea.

Residents and visitors have been advised to avoid large indoor gatherings and areas where rock slides could occur. View on euronews

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s government declared a state of emergency on Santorini on Thursday after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week.

Authorities bolster emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors over the past few days are a harbinger of a larger quake to come

ATHENS, Greece — Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands.

The Foreign Office has issued travel advice for Santorini and Amorgos following increased seismic activity in the region. It comes after a number of earthquakes have been recorded in the area

Greece has declared a state of emergency on Santorini after a series of earthquakes shook the popular tourist island this week.

Thousands of residents, seasonal workers and tourists have left Santorini and its neighboring islands after a spike in seismic activity since Jan. 31.

Hundreds of earthquakes that have rattled the Greek islands since last week have prompted the evacuation of thousands from the tourist hotspot of Santorini.