Past earthquakes near Kolumbo volcano: May 2021 - list, stats and map

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During May 2021, Kolumbo volcano has had 6 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.9:

5 quakes above magnitude 2
1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Strongest: Mag. 2.9 Earthquake Greece: 16 Km NE From Santorini -

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Past earthquakes near Kolumbo volcano: May 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
May 31, 2021 02:13 am (Athens)	2.5 14 km	2.3 km (1.4 mi) to the SW	Greece: 14 Km NNE From Santorini	Info
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
May 26, 2021 02:00 am (Athens)	1.6 13 km	3.7 km (2.3 mi) to the SE	Greece: 14 Km NNE From Santorini	Info
Monday, May 17, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
May 17, 2021 11:21 pm (Athens)	2.8 3 km	6.4 km (4 mi) to the N	Dodecanese Islands, Greece	Info
May 17, 2021 11:19 pm (Athens)	2.9 14 km	4.2 km (2.6 mi) to the E	Greece: 16 Km NE From Santorini	Info
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
May 4, 2021 04:19 pm (Athens)	2.3 20 km	12 km (7.5 mi) to the NE	26 Km ESE From Ios, Greece	Info
May 4, 2021 06:03 am (Athens)	2.7 15 km	5.7 km (3.5 mi) to the SW	13 Km N From Santorini, Greece	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.7 x 10⁹ joules (1.02 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.877 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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This morning's earthquake near Kolumbo volcano offshore Santorini

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