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Nisyros volcano (Dodecanese Islands, Greece) activity update
Location of recent quakes near Nisyros Island, Greece
Thursday, Dec 13, 2012
Earthquakes have been more frequent recently at Nisyros volcano. 2 more quakes of magnitude 2.1 and 3.1 have occurred today close to the island at depths of about 10 and 20 km, respectively. [more]
Earthquake swarms could indicate eruption near Nisyros, Greece
Tuesday, Dec 04, 2012
A seismic swarm of 2000 microearthquakes near the island of Nisyros since 24 November could indicate a start of a or coming of a volcanic eruption near Nisyros. ... [more]
 

Nisyros volcano

Stratovolcano, volcanic domes 680 m, Dodecanese Islands, Greece, 36.58°N / 27.17°E
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (7 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Wed, 24 Apr 19:54 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Mon, 22 Apr 2019
Mon, 22 Apr 06:31 UTCM 1.5 / 3.6 km - [info]Akyarlar (14 km) Kos Adasi (mediterranean Sea) (Greece)
[Map]		KOERI-RETMC
Sun, 21 Apr 2019
Sun, 21 Apr 23:09 UTCM 2.8 / 5.7 km - [info]Nisyros (23 km) - Dodecanese Islands, Greece Oniki Adalar (mediterranean Sea) (Greece)
I FELT IT
[Map]		KOERI-RETMC
Sun, 21 Apr 18:49 UTCM 2.3 / 6.8 km - [info]Akyarlar (5 km) Gokova Korfezi (mediterranean Sea) (Greece)
[Map]		KOERI-RETMC
Sat, 20 Apr 2019
Sat, 20 Apr 15:44 UTCM 1.8 / 5.1 km - [info]Akyarlar (14 km) Kos Adasi (mediterranean Sea) (Greece)
[Map]		KOERI-RETMC
Sat, 20 Apr 13:29 UTCM 2.1 / 1.9 km - [info]Akyarlar (22 km) Gokova Korfezi (mediterranean Sea) (Turkey)
[Map]		KOERI-RETMC
Sat, 20 Apr 00:16 UTCM 2.1 / 4.1 km - [info]Akyarlar (17 km) Kos Adasi (mediterranean Sea) (Greece)
[Map]		KOERI-RETMC
Fri, 19 Apr 2019
Fri, 19 Apr 10:13 UTCM 2.2 / 15.4 km - [info]Nisyros (24 km) - Dodecanese Islands, Greece Kos Adasi (mediterranean Sea) (Greece)
[Map]		KOERI-RETMC
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.5*10^9 J (424 KWh / 0.364 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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3D-Image of the area of Cos & Nisyros

Threedimensional image of the caldera of Cos with its volcanoes Yali & Nisyros
Threedimensional image of the caldera of Cos with its volcanoes Yali & Nisyros
 

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