This is the moment when two women screamed and hidden themselves in an office building for fear of their lives after an earthquake office of 5.1 hit an office building in Santorini.
Just before the earthquake struck, the two women were seen in their desks. While the office building began to shake, both women saw their ears pierce before they hurriedly hiding under their white desks while shaking increases.
Several people could shout and shout in panic while the earthquake continued.
It comes days after Greece declared a state of a month on Santorini after a series of earthquakes forced thousands of people to flee the tourist hotspot.
Since January 31, a series of submarine vibrations has been included between Santorini and the adjacent islands of Amorgos, Anafi and iOS, with the strongest- an earthquake of 5.2-Magnitude- striking on Wednesday evening.
On Thursday evening, an earthquake with a size of 4.6 was recorded at 20:16 Local time in the sea between Santorini and Amorgos, followed by an earthquake with 4.2 magnitude about two hours later.
The near-constant vibrations have left residents and tourists terrified, with authorities who close schools, drop off cities of the cliff and warning of landslides.
The local population is encouraged to stay away from ports and to prevent you from gathering indoors, because emergency staff – including the army, the fire brigade and the police – are deployed on the island.
Just before the earthquake struck, the two women were seen at their desks
While the office building began to shake, both women saw their ears prick up before they hurriedly hiding under their white desks while shaking increases
The emergency measures remain in force until at least 3 March, so that the climate crisis of Greece and the Ministry of Civil Protection can coordinate the reaction to continuous seismic activity.
More than 11,000 people have now fled Santorini while the island is grabbed by the ruthless earthquakes, where Tremors are now registered from minute to minute.
Experts have warned that the island is confronted with a 'seismic crisis' without a clear end in sight, so that the fear of a larger, more destructive earthquake is evoked in the coming days.
Although Thursday's vibrations are not yet linked to the earthquake of 5.2 magnitude that struck on Wednesday, the authorities remain alert for potential landslides and after -shocks.
Until now, no injuries or major damage have been reported, but emergency teams are preparing for the worst.
Some residents have taken it into their own hands and building improvised Tsunami defenses with sandbags along the beach of Monolithos, where buildings are dangerously close to the water.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was looking for Santorini on Friday, has called for calmness, while the residents reassure that the authorities are ready to respond.
'All emergency plans have been implemented. Forces were used in Santorini and the surrounding islands, so we are ready for every option, “he said.
Seismologists say that the earthquakes are the result of tectonic plate movements, not a volcanic activity, despite the fact that Santorini is on the Hellenian volcanic arch – a chain of islands formed by old eruptions.
Greece is one of the most sensitive countries in Europe, but seismologists say that the current level of activity is different from everything that can be seen earlier – and that they can continue for weeks or even months.
