Anafi Island in Greece has become the third Greek island to enter a state of emergency as powerful earthquake tremors intensify in waters near the popular tourist destination of Santorini in recent days.

A series of earthquakes shook the popular tourist island this week and prompted over 10,000 residents and workers to evacuate.

A series of earthquakes near Santorini, Greece has prompted tourists to flee the area and the country to declare a state of emergency.

Since Sunday, hundreds of near-constant tremors have been recorded in the sea between Santorini and the island of Amorgos, the strongest measuring a magnitude of 5.2 on Wednesday night

A wave of intense seismic activity has put Greek authorities on high alert, prompting emergency measures across multiple islands in the Aegean Sea. With thousands of earthquakes recorded in recent weeks,

A state of emergency has been declared on Amorgos as a series of earthquakes has reignited fears, with the epicentre seemingly shifting north towards the island

Seismologists have noted that the epicentre of the earthquakes is steadily drifting northward in the direction of Amorgos.