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The “miracle” of Santorini: How the earthquake-ravaged island of the 1960s became a tourist giant in 50 years

After the terrible earthquake of 1956, its residents cast a black stone behind them, selling their properties—even for a tin of oil. Today, in Oia, a cave house can be sold for 1 million euros, while in the world’s most famous cliff, buildings are packed side by side

The aggressive seismic sequence is changing; a neighboring fault may have been activated, says Gerasimos Papadopoulos

The average magnitude of earthquakes is starting to decrease despite the 5.0 Richter quake yesterday and the 4.9 one a few hours ago, according to the seismologist

Earthquakes in Santorini: Hellenic Red Cross sends rescuers and psychologists to Amorgos

The large team from the Red Cross will arrive on the island in the early hours of Tuesday

Earthquake storm in the Aegean Sea: “As the 4-5R earthquakes continue, the more smoothly the phenomenon evolves”

With an earthquake of 5.5-5.7 R we will have landslides and with 6 R a small tsunami - The faults that gave the great earthquake of 1956 cannot be activated - The government has prepared for the worst case scenario

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