A number of Greek islands, including Crete and Santorini have been hit by a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake, prompting tsunami warnings. The epicentre of the quake was recorded 36 miles off the ...

A tsunami warning has been issued by European monitors after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Crete in Greece on Thursday. The quake struck north of the Greek island of Crete at ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the island of Crete in Greece and was felt as far away as Egypt in the early morning hours on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) near the ...

The earthquake was felt on other nearby islands as well as in Athens and Turkey, and so far no damages have been reported. Greece woke up this Wednesday under a tsunami alert that Greek authorities ...

This "island of black rock" owes its unique, dramatic landscape to volcanic eruptions. A volcano, still active, stands at the center of a ring of islands, Santorini being the longest. In between them ...