The tourist hotspot has been rocked by days of seismic activity with thousands of earthquakes recorded since Friday. On Thursday evening, a 4.6 magnitude quake was recorded at 20:16 local time (18:00 GMT) in the sea between Santorini and another island, Amorgos, followed by a 4.2 magnitude quake roughly two hours later.

Santorini's earthquakes are intensifying as a rare earthquake swarm continues to rattle the Mediterranean's Aegean Sea. The earthquakes are probably caused by faults rather than volcanic activity.

Trucks carrying generators arrived via ferry to Santorini as emergency services get relocated to the island, as well as social workers and even psychologists.