A wave of intense seismic activity has put Greek authorities on high alert, prompting emergency measures across multiple islands in the Aegean Sea. With thousands of earthquakes recorded in recent weeks,

Authorities have declared a state of emergency on a second Greek island as a series of earthquakes continued to rattle the south-eastern Aegean Sea region

Earlier this month the UK Foreign Office issued travel advice for British tourists in the area - with thousands of earthquakes reported in recent weeks

Seismologists have noted that the epicentre of the earthquakes is steadily drifting northward in the direction of Amorgos.