A state of emergency has been declared on the island of Amorgos in the Aegean, as a string of earthquakes continues to rattle the region.

Amorgos: Emergency declared on second Greek island as string of earthquakes persists - A series of earthquakes continues to rattle the south-eastern Aegean Sea region

The emergency measure announced on the island of Amorgos follows a similar decision for nearby Santorini on February 7 after thousands of unusual tremors were registered in an undersea area

A state of emergency has been declred in Santorini, a volcanic island and popular tourist destination in Greece, as an 'earthquake swarm' that began earlier this month continues. Since 31 January, more than 800 tremors with a magnitude of three and above have been recorded.

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