An earthquake swarm near the island of Santorini is gradually declining a month after it began, Greek scientists monitoring the phenomenon said Monday. The undersea shocks — sometimes recorded only minutes apart — led thousands of residents and workers to flee the famed clifftop towns of Santorini as well as the nearby

Scientists from the University of Athens monitoring an earthquake swarm near the island of Santorini said Monday the phenomenon was in “gradual decline” nearly a month after the multiple tremors started.

Earthquakes that have been rocking the picturesque Greek island of Santorini has been gradually calming down a month since it began.

An earthquake swarm near the Greek island of Santorini is gradually declining a month after it began, according to scientists monitoring the phenomenon. The undersea shocks — sometimes recorded only minutes apart — led thousands of residents and workers to flee the famed clifftop towns of Santorini and the nearby islands of Ios,

Schools on the affected islands are entering their third week of closure. As a precaution, authorities have deployed rescue teams and established backup power generation. The Greek government also announced the development of an emergency port facility on Santorini to facilitate a potential large-scale evacuation.