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Santorini

American  
[san-tuh-ree-nee, sahn-daw-ree-nee] / ˌsæn təˈri ni, ˌsɑn dɔˈri ni /
Also Santorin

noun

  1. a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades group, 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km)


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At the start of 2025, Santorini and nearby parts of the Aegean Sea were rattled by tens of thousands of earthquakes.

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By combining data from land based seismic stations and ocean floor instruments installed at the underwater volcano Kolumbo, located 7 km from Santorini, the team reconstructed what was happening deep below the surface.

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Santorini sits in the eastern Mediterranean within the Hellenic volcanic arc, one of Europe's most geologically active regions.

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Santorini has erupted multiple times in recorded history, most recently in 1950.

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In 1956, two powerful earthquakes struck the southern Aegean Sea between Santorini and the nearby island of Amorgos, only 13 minutes apart.

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