Thousands flee Santorini as earthquakes hit popular Greek island

Strong earthquake near Santorini after days of tremors

More than 11,000 people have already left the island of Santorini in recent days.

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Greek defense minister calls for EU to loosen strict defense spending limits

Greece’s defense minister says the European Union should abandon a “schizophrenic” approach of imposing very strict defense spending limits on its members if it’s to adequately defend its territory ...

ABC News - 10h

Earthquakes keep rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes

Earthquakes are still rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes as authorities bolster their emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors over the past few days are a ...

ABC News - 12h

As quakes rattle Greek islands, brave tourists enjoy having Santorini to themselves

More Greek islands closed schools Tuesday as hundreds of earthquakes ratted the Aegean Sea, while a handful of hardy tourists enjoyed having Santorini’s stunning views to themselves

ABC News - 1d

‘Everyone is on tenterhooks’: Santorini streets empty after days of tremors

Thousands of locals and tourists have fled Greek island amid fears of bigger earthquake or volcanic eruption. On the second day of feeling the ground shake under her feet, Veroniki Balabonidi ...

The Guardian - 21h

Thousands evacuate Greek island of Santorini amid earthquake fears

Hundreds of earthquakes have rattled the island since Sunday, leading emergency flights to be scheduled.

BBC News - 1d

Santorini on alert as tremors rattle Greek island

Authorities advise against gatherings in enclosed spaces following a flurry of seismic activity nearby.

BBC News - 2d

Greece Prepares for Earthquake as Tremors Shake Santorini and Other Islands

Emergency services were deployed in readiness and schools were closed after more than 200 temblors struck in the Aegean, near Santorini, within 48 hours.

The New York Times - 2d

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. Here's what we know

Repeated earthquakes are rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini

ABC News - 2d

People flee Santorini as earthquake fears grow

Residents and tourists scramble to leave Greek island on ferries and planes after ‘barrage’ of tremors. Earthquake fears have prompted people to flee Santorini, as Greece’s most popular island ...

The Guardian - 2d

Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as an earthquake swarm worries Greek experts

The popular Greek holiday island of Santorini is taking emergency measures in response to intense seismic activity

ABC News - 2d

Dozens of earthquakes shake Greek island of Santorini

Schools remained shut and additional flights were scheduled to help people leave the Greek island of Santorini as tremors shook the island for a fourth day.

NBC News - 2d

Thousands flee homes as floods hit Australia

Meteorologists say these could be the worst floods to hit northern Queensland in 60 years.

BBC News - 3d

Greece sends rescue teams to Santorini amid fears of big earthquake

Schools shut as precautionary measure and people told to avoid shoreline after hundreds of seismic tremors. Greek authorities have dispatched special forces, rescue teams, tents and drones to the ...

The Guardian - 3d

Greece on high alert as multiple earthquakes shake island of Santorini

The strongest earthquake recorded was magnitude 4.6 at 3:55 p.m. Sunday, at a depth of 14 kilometers (9 miles), the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.

CBS News - 3d

Multiple tremors near Greek island of Santorini shut schools and put residents on edge

A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini have led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams with sniffer dogs and sent instructions to residents including a request ...

ABC News - 3d

'That is Oakland': Thousands celebrate Henderson

Rickey Henderson was celebrated by former teammates, executives, friends and fans at the arena next to the Oakland Coliseum where he played for so many years and, later, had a field named for him.

ESPN - 3d

Greek police arrest a suspect over online auctions for ancient artifacts

Authorities in Greece say they have arrested a suspect accused of setting up online auctions to sell ancient Greek artifacts across multiple countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, ...

ABC News - 5d

Increased volcanic activity detected in Greece's popular tourist island of Santorini

Increased volcanic activity in Greece’s famed tourist hotspot of Santorini has prompted the country’s civil protection minister to call a meeting with local and disaster response officials

ABC News - 6d

5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes buildings in Taiwan, series of temblors hits island

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future

ABC News - 6d

Video compilation shared on social media falsely claims large earthquake hit Turkey in 2025

Yahoo News - Jan. 29

Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma

Gunfire rang out Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed rebels said they had seized the city.

NBC News - Jan. 27

3.9 earthquake rocks Boston area

New England was shaken Monday morning by a 3.9 magnitude earthquake that was centered in York Harbor, Maine, according to the USGS. No major damage has been reported so far.

CBS News - Jan. 27

Rebels say they have taken key DR Congo city as thousands flee

Videos shared online by residents appear to show M23 rebels patrolling the main streets of Goma.

BBC News - Jan. 27

Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the South Atlantic

Yahoo News - Jan. 24

Hughes Fire containment grows after thousands are forced to flee

Firefighters gained more ground Thursday on a fast-moving brushfire that erupted north of Los Angeles the day before and within hours exploded to thousands of acres amid high winds, officials said.

NBC News - Jan. 24

ChatGPT back online after outage which hit thousands worldwide

It comes a day after owner OpenAI announced a massive investment in artificial intelligence (AI).

BBC News - Jan. 23

Schools closed on eastern Greek island of Lesbos after overnight earthquake

Authorities on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos have ordered schools in part of the island to remain shut to allow for inspection for potential structural damage after an overnight earthquake ...

ABC News - Jan. 22

The growing popularity of Dry January

Nearly a third of Americans plan to participate in Dry January this month. The annual non-drinking ritual kicked off around the same time as the surgeon general issued an advisory about alcohol's ...

CBS News - Jan. 18

Strong earthquake hits Japan, triggering tsunami alerts

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory.

CBS News - Jan. 13

Tsunami advisory lifted after strong earthquake hits Japanese coast

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8.

ABC News - Jan. 13

6.8 earthquake hits southwestern Japan, USGS says there's no threat of tsunami

The USGS says there is no threat of a tsunami after southwestern Japan was rocked by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake Monday. Even so, Japan's meteorological agency is warning people not to go into the ...

CBS News - Jan. 13

France's Mayotte islands hit by tropical storm just weeks after devastating cyclone

The French territory of Mayotte is on red alert again with another cyclone heading toward the islands off Africa that were devastated by their worst storm in nearly a century last month

ABC News - Jan. 12

A love letter to Patmos: the most serene of all the Greek islands

Saint John lived in a cave here and wrote about the Apocalypse, but these days the quiet shores of beautiful Patmos nurture happier thoughts. Of all the Greek islands, Patmos is easily the most ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

124 migrants detained on an eastern Greek island after using unmarked speedboats

Authorities in Greece have detained 124 migrants on the eastern island of Karpathos after spotting speedboats without identification markers

ABC News - Jan. 8

LIVE: Thousands flee out of control wildfires in and around Los Angeles

California firefighters battled wind-whipped wildfires that tore across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes and clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled.

The Hill - Jan. 8

A look at recent deadly earthquakes in China

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that killed at least 126 people in western China near Nepal was one of the country’s deadliest in nearly a decade

ABC News - Jan. 8

30,000 residents flee as Palisades Fire grows

Resident Nicolas Libonati said he saw a lot of abandoned cars on the road, and people running toward the coast. "It was kind of a surreal scene," he said.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Thousands flee Santorini as earthquakes hit popular Greek island

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