Past earthquakes near Kolumbo volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map

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In 2020, Kolumbo volcano has had 15 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.8:

13 quakes above magnitude 2
2 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Past earthquakes near Kolumbo volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Dec 20, 2020 05:41 am (Athens)	2.3 6.1 km	25 km (15 mi) to the S	Aegean Sea, 14 km southeast of Santorini Island, South Aegean, Greece	Info
Friday, December 18, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 18, 2020 09:45 pm (Athens)	2.4 9 km	1.1 km (0.7 mi) to the N	Aegean Sea, 15 km north of Messaria, South Aegean, Greece	Info
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 2, 2020 07:15 pm (Athens)	2.6 8 km	8.9 km (5.5 mi) to the S	Aegean Sea, 8 km northeast of Messaria, South Aegean, Greece	Info
Monday, September 21, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Sep 21, 2020 06:34 pm (Athens)	2.4 12 km	29 km (18 mi) to the E	Aegean Sea, 34 km east of Messaria, South Aegean, Greece	Info
Sep 21, 2020 06:34 pm (Athens)	2.2 5 km	21 km (13 mi) to the NE	Aegean Sea, 32 km northeast of Messaria, South Aegean, Greece	Info
Saturday, May 30, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
May 30, 2020 06:16 am (Athens)	1.5 8 km	25 km (15 mi) to the NE	(Greece)	Info
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
May 12, 2020 02:19 pm (Athens)	2.2 10 km	27 km (17 mi) to the S	(Greece)	Info
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
May 5, 2020 08:24 pm (Athens)	2.7 4 km	28 km (17 mi) to the SE	Dodecanese Islands, Greece	Info
May 5, 2020 03:46 am (Athens)	2.0 8 km	29 km (18 mi) to the S	(Greece)	Info
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 29, 2020 04:06 am (Athens)	1.9 9 km	29 km (18 mi) to the E	(Greece)	Info
Sunday, April 19, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 19, 2020 03:15 am (Athens)	2.1 5.1 km	25 km (16 mi) to the SE	Mediterranean Sea (Greece)	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.9 x 10⁹ joules (1.36 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.17 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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