The strongest earthquake yet after days of near-constant tremors has been recorded near the island of Santorini, the famous Greek tourist haven now almost emptied of visitors and residents.

More than 11,000 people have already left Santorini with around 7,000 departing by ferry and 4,000 people leaving by air. The quake followed two smaller tremors minutes earlier, and was recorded at 21:09 local time (19:09 GMT) as a magnitude 5.

A series of earthquakes have been rattling the volcanic Greek island of Santorini for days, prompting residents to evacuate and officials to quickly strengthen emergency plans. Santorini is one of Greece's most popular tourist destinations,

ATHENS: A fresh series of quakes hit the Aegean island of Santorini early on Thursday (Feb 6), part of an unprecedented seismic wave that has baffled scientists and led to a

Greece is preparing for any scenario but experts are optimistic about the tremors that triggered an exodus of residents and visitors from the Aegean Sea island of Santorini.