On January 29, a meeting of experts and public figures took place in the Greek Ministry of Civil Crisis and Civil Defense, which was devoted to the growth of seismic activity in Santorini - the volcanic island in the Aegean Sea, which is bending around the flooded Caldere, writes Live Science.

Experts found that the growth of seismic activity is concentrated at the northern end of volcanic calcium. It is known that the underground shocks slightly stirred the island in the last few weeks: employees of the seismic station on Santorini, led by the university of Aristotle, recorded at least 39 small earthquakes with magnituda no more than 3.5.

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Note that the volcanic island received its current appearance as a result of the Minoan eruption in 1600 BC - one of the largest eruptions in the history of mankind. Researchers also believe that it was this eruption that could inspire stories about the lost Atlantis.

According to researchers, the volcano previously showed seismic activity, but no eruptions occurred. According to the program of the global volcanism of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, between 2011 and 2011, a period of seismic activity was also observed, which scientists associate with the movement of magama outside the island. Studies also showed that this seismic activity was preceded by a period of subsidence or immersion of the small island of Naa Kameny in the center.

The last eruption of the volcano, as you know, occurred here in 1950. According to researchers, this eruption created clouds of ash, rising by several hundred meters, and the lava dome, but it was relatively small. For example, the eruption in 726 of our era forced the sea to boil and scattered pieces of pumice at a distance of about 400 kilometers.

Researchers note that the volcano has long been concerned. In the 2024 analysis, scientists found that about half a million years ago the volcano erupted, throwing incredible 90 cubic kilometers of stones and ash.

Fortunately for local residents, scientists do not believe that the current seismic activity of the volcano can lead to such tragic consequences. According to the seismologist and the head of the scientific committee for monitoring the Greek volcanic arc of the Ephtimios Lakes, it must be realized that the Santorini volcano is able to erupt extremely very much about every 20,000 years. At the same time, since the last such event, about 3,000 years have occurred, and therefore humanity has enough time in reserve.

Previously, Focus wrote that 1300 years ago the Santorini volcano erupted with incredible force: he spat out a million garbage basins.