If you’re headed to Santorini, there are some local precautions currently in place that you should bear in mind. Residents and visitors have been warned to avoid large indoor gatherings where rock slides occur, and lots of hotels have been instructed to drain their pools to reduce potential quake damage.

A state of emergency has been declared in Santorini after the strongest earthquake in days rocked the island. The post Thousands evacuate Santorini as earthquakes shake the area appeared first on The Manual.

The strongest earthquake recorded was magnitude 4.6 at 3:55 p.m. Sunday, at a depth of 14 kilometers (9 miles), the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.

NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports on the aftermath and public response to several days of near constant earthquakes around the tourist hotspot of Santorini, Greece.

The seismic activity at Santorini and other Greek islands is not over and the biggest quake has not happened yet, a seismologist has warned, CNN reported.Remy Bossu, Secretary-General of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre,

Greek officials have declared a state of emergency, and tourists and locals have fled the tourist island of Santorini amid earthquakes in the past few days.