Thousands of residents and seasonal workers have fled the island, boarding ferries to the Greek mainland.
The state of emergency came after a magnitude 5.2 tremor – the most powerful recorded since activity started on 31 January – struck late Wednesday.
It added that was followed by a 4.2 magnitude quake about two hours later.
Residents and tourists scramble to leave the Greek island on ferries and planes (Photo: John Liakos/Anadolu via Getty Images)“Fire departments, police, coast guard, armed forces, and emergency medical services have immediately reinforced Santorini and surrounding islands with additional personnel and specialized equipment,” he told reporters.
“We are not yet in a position to say that we are seeing any evidence that would lead to the sequence slowly coming to a conclusion,” Vassilis Karastathis, a seismologist and director of research at National Observatory of Athens, said.
The earthquake epicentres are concentrated in a growing cluster between the islands of Santorini, Anafi, Amorgos, and Ios.
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