
Santorini Aims for Rhodes-Style Recovery After Seismic Activity
Santorini launches a €1M campaign to revive tourism after months of earthquakes and reassure visitors the island remains a safe destination
Santorini launches a €1M campaign to revive tourism after months of earthquakes and reassure visitors the island remains a safe destination
He reassured that the likelihood of a significant earthquake, specifically a magnitude 6 event, is decreasing. This reduction is attributed to the high frequency of smaller earthquakes, with Santorini experiencing over a thousand minor quakes in a single day, which has effectively released seismic energy from the area.
Properties valued at up to 500,000 euros that are insured against earthquakes, fires, and floods for the entire duration of 2024 will receive a 20% discount, double the 10% offered last year.
Despite ongoing minor aftershocks, schools on Santorini and the neighboring islands of Anafi, Ios, and Amorgos reopened on March 4, signaling a return to normalcy.
The seismicity in the Santorini-Amorgos zone is gradually declining, according to the Laboratory of Seismology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens which has detected more than 23.500 earthquakes in total, from the beginning of the seismic activity until February 22.
Speaking to public broadcaster ERTNews, he described the situation as a “prolonged sequence” that could last several weeks or even months. “This kind of seismic activity doesn’t fade quickly,” he noted.