Santorini to close schools as trembling the Greek island ncvrs.com

The schools on the Greek Santorini Island were told to close on Monday after the increased seismic activity.

Authorities also advised that “big gatherings in closed spaces” through the island – a popular tourist destination known for whitewashed buildings and blue domed.

The tremor is up to 4.6 It has been recorded in the last few days – 4.3 and 3.9 earthquakes were reported on Sunday morning.

Santorini is known as the Greek volcanic arc, but the last major outbreak was in 1950. The Greek authorities said the recent movements were not related to volcanic activities and began to eased.

The trembling recorded by geologists is considered to be smaller or easy, but the authorities have proposed a number of preventive measures, including the avoidance of the ports of Ammoudi and Fira.

Big cruise ships often anchor near the old Fira harbor and passengers were shore on smaller ships.

One of the largest volcanic eruptions in history, around $ 1,600 billion, has created the island in today’s situation.