Seven successive tremors measuring over 4.0 magnitude were recorded in the early morning by the Athens Geodynamic Institute, Greece’s leading authority on earthquake analysis.
Experts have so far been unable to give a definitive estimate on when the seismic activity will end, but stress that it is unprecedented.
“We’re at the halfway point,“ the institute’s deputy director Vassilis Karastathis told the station.
Over 11,000 residents and seasonal workers have left Santorini since the weekend by sea and air, with operators adding extra flights and ferries.
Santorini lies atop a volcano which last erupted in 1950 -- but an experts’ committee on Monday said the current tremors were “not linked to volcanic activity”.
But rescue teams have been sent to the area as a precaution, and additional seismic sensors have been deployed.
Schools on more than a dozen islands in the Cyclades have been shut as a precaution until Friday, prompting many people with children to leave Santorini until the quake scare eases.
European travel agents contacted by AFP said the number of foreign visitors to Santorini at this time of year was minimal, with more bookings expected in the spring.
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