The Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection said in a statement that the state of emergency will last until March 3.
Since February 1, Greece has imposed a state of emergency on Santorini, the epicenter of continuous seismic activity in the southern Aegean Sea.
The Ministry for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection said in a statement Thursday that the state of emergency would last until March 3.
According to the national broadcaster ERT, seismic activity in the sea area between the islands of Santorini and Amorgos is still occurring at the same frequency as in previous days. Several places of Santorini are now blocked off because of the possibility of landslides.
A group of engineers from Athens has come to the island to examine public structures and educational facilities, the broadcaster added.
In a related development, prominent geologist Efthymios Lekkas thinks there is less chance of a significant earthquake with a magnitude of more than six on the Richter scale.
“The most likely scenario, however, is for seismic activity to continue for several days or weeks with the same intensity, at the same pace, that is, very many earthquakes”, he stated.
