The eighties pop icon, 69, had been on holiday with his wife Lorna, 53, at the De Sol Hotel and Spa on the Greek island when he suffered the horrific injury - which left him 'screaming in pain'.
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The earthquake happened at 22.16pm and had an epicentre 14km southwest of Arkesini, in the sea between Santorini and Amorgos, Greek newspaper Kathimerini reports.
A state of emergency was declared last week after the Greek island experienced thousands of quakes that have been increasing in strength and frequency.
This is the moment two women screamed and hid under desks in an office building in fear of their lives after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake office hit an office building in Santorini.