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

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During May 2021, Nisyros volcano has had 347 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.9:

13 quakes above magnitude 3
131 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
203 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Strongest: Mag. 3.9 Earthquake Greece: 12 Km S From Nissiros -

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Past earthquakes near Nisyros volcano: May 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Jun 1, 2021 02:21 am (Athens)	1.9 5 km	18 km (11 mi) to the S	Greece: 15 Km W From Tilos	Info
Jun 1, 2021 01:57 am (Athens)	1.8 9.5 km	13 km (8.1 mi) to the SW	Greece: ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)	Info
Jun 1, 2021 12:29 am (Athens)	1.8 9.6 km	11 km (7.1 mi) to the S	Greece: ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)	Info
Jun 1, 2021 12:29 am (Athens)	2.2 5 km	8.4 km (5.2 mi) to the SW	Greece: 9 Km SSW From Nissiros	Info
May 31, 2021 08:46 pm (Athens)	1.8 13 km	23 km (14 mi) to the S	Greece: ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)	Info
May 31, 2021 07:27 pm (Athens)	2.2 1.5 km	20 km (12 mi) to the SE	Greece: KOS ADASI (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)	Info
May 31, 2021 04:53 pm (Athens)	1.8 15 km	16 km (9.6 mi) to the S	Greece: ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)	Info
May 31, 2021 03:27 pm (Athens)	2.1 14 km	15 km (9.2 mi) to the SE	Greece: ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)	Info
May 31, 2021 12:50 pm (Athens)	1.9 10.3 km	17 km (10.4 mi) to the S	Greece: ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)	Info
May 31, 2021 09:09 am (Athens)	1.9 5.2 km	22 km (13 mi) to the S	Greece: ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)	Info
May 31, 2021 08:40 am (Athens)	2.1 25 km	20 km (13 mi) to the S	Greece: ONIKI ADALAR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.9 x 10¹¹ joules (53.1 megawatt hours, equivalent to 45.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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