Since the end of January, the majority of Santorini residents have left the island by plane and ferry, as thousands of earthquakes continue to shake the region.

The threat of a more major earthquake seems to have subsided on the most visited of the Greek islands but experts disagree on the origin of the tremors that have caused 11,000 of the 15,000 permanent residents to flee.

A state of emergency has been declred in Santorini, a volcanic island and popular tourist destination in Greece, as an 'earthquake swarm' that began earlier this month continues. Since 31 January, more than 800 tremors with a magnitude of three and above have been recorded.

Experts say the Greek island of Santorini has been hit by more than 1,000 earthquakes, but they're not linked to the region's active volcanoes.

NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports on the aftermath and public response to several days of near constant earthquakes around the tourist hotspot of Santorini, Greece.

Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced hundreds of earthquakes this week while researchers have revealed a new magma chamber underneath the Kolumbo submarine volcano.

What I fear is that when a tsunami hits, people sit and film with their cameras, instead of moving away,’ he added to Live News. While earthquakes can happen with next to no

The seismic activity at Santorini and other Greek islands is not over and the biggest quake has not happened yet, a seismologist has warned, CNN reported.Remy Bossu, Secretary-General of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre,

Greek officials have declared a state of emergency, and tourists and locals have fled the tourist island of Santorini amid earthquakes in the past few days.