A strong earthquake has been recorded between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini, after days of consecutive tremors in the area. More than 11,000 people have already left Santorini with around 7,000 departing by ferry and 4,000 people leaving by air.

Footage shows Santorini after earthquake swarm sees hundreds evacuate Credit: Irakli Beridze

Thousands of people evacuated Santorini after a series of earthquakes in recent days hit the picturesque Greek island with fears of additional tremors.

Over 300 earthquakes have struck Santorini, prompting evacuations and emergency measures as Greece prepares for ongoing seismic activity.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

Thousands of people were leaving the Greek island of Santorini by sea and air for a third day Tuesday as an unprecedented series of earthquakes shook the top travel destination. Some 6,000 people have already left the island,

Greek authorities deployed emergency services on the holiday island of Santorini to make sure people were out of harm's way, as hundreds of mini-quakes continued to rattle the area.