Its famous whitewashed buildings and vibrant sunsets come from its Santorini geology. A massive eruption around 3,600 years ago, known as the Minoan eruption, reshaped the island. It changed the ...

A new study by Greek scientists has warned of the possibility of a tsunami occurring in the central Aegean between Santorini ...

Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) 1 What is the cause of the many earthquakes near the volcanic island of Santorini? Between Santorini, the underwater volcano Kolumbo and Amorgos ...

"Santorini, therefore, was shaped by these geodynamic hazards and predominantly by volcanic risk, seismic risk, landslide risk and erosion," geology and natural disaster Professor Efthimios Lekkas ...

Late on Monday, Santorini was struck with its strongest ... and safety issues," said Dimitris Papanikolaou, professor of geology at the University of Athens and former head of Greece's Earthquake ...