Greece’s government declared a state of emergency on Santorini on Thursday after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week. The ministry of civil protection’s announcement will provide authorities faster access to state resources.

Santorini has been hit by hundreds of earthquakes this weeks, with a 5.4 magnitude earthquake being the biggest to hit the island so far, causing thousands of people to evacuate

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.