Emergency Crews Deployed on Santorini as Earthquake Swarm Worries Greek Experts

Emergency Crews Deployed on Santorini as Earthquake Swarm Worries Greek Experts
Ruins of a settlement, including a former Catholic monastery, lie on the rocky promontory of Skaros on the Greek island of Santorini, on June 15, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo
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SANTORINI, Greece—Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini on Monday after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake.

Precautions were also ordered on several nearby Aegean Sea islands—all popular summer vacation destinations—after more than 200 undersea earthquakes were recorded in the area over the past three days.