People queue to leave Santorini as earthquakes continue

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STORY: :: Long lines form at Santorini’s ferry ports as earthquakes shake the Greek island

:: February 3, 2025

:: Santorini, Greece

:: Tzanis Lignos

“For three days now there have been earthquakes all the time, every five minutes, it is continuous, they don’t stop at all, the entire island is traumatized. We have been looking for tickets for three days now we could not find any for the ferries or the airplanes, they didn’t exist. Last night when we tried to book a ticket the last one was gone, there was nothing, planes were all booked. They put on some extra flights but the tickets are really expensive, they have reached 300-350 euros per person. You can’t find seats. Luckily we found (boat) tickets for me, my wife and the children.”

Tremors have been recorded between the volcanic islands of Santorini and Amorgos in the Aegean Sea since Friday (January 31), forcing authorities to close schools in Santorini and the nearby islands of Ios, Amorgos and Anafi.

Quakes, some with a magnitude above 4, rattled Santorini every few minutes on Monday as people were advised to stay out of indoor spaces and small ports. Disaster response units were deployed on the ground as a precaution.

Experts have said that the seismic activity on the island, some of whose most populated areas are perched on steep cliffs, will continue for weeks.

Local officials said permanent residents were not particularly worried as they have been used to quakes but some who were on the island for work were moving out.

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