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9 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on July 3, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / MAP

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 9 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on July 3, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones - with the magnitude 4.8 – took place in Greece.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-07-03 19:33:24.0

40.14 

N  

21.93 

E  

2

3.3

GREECE

2013-07-03 18:12:46.0

36.85 

N  

27.50 

E  

4

3.0

DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REG

2013-07-03 14:54:15.0

40.12 

N  

21.82 

E  

8

3.2

GREECE

2013-07-03 13:59:31.0

39.45 

N  

26.26 

E  

13

3.0

NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY

2013-07-03 13:28:23.0

40.13

N

21.86

E

17

4.8

GREECE

2013-07-03 13:12:44.1

40.11 

N  

21.86 

E  

7

3.0

GREECE

2013-07-03 13:09:11.0

40.11 

N  

21.84 

E  

9

4.1

GREECE

2013-07-03 09:51:12.0

38.88 

N  

43.45 

E  

5

3.1

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-07-03 01:01:57.0

40.13 

N  

21.88 

E  

1

3.0

GREECE

 

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BSNews Reference Note:

Earthquake Hypocenter - the point of the beginning of a fault.

Earthquake Epicenter - the projection of the hypocenter onto the Earth's surface

Earthquake Magnitude - the amount of energy released by an earthquake in the form of seismic waves.

Earthquake intensity- a measure of amount of the earth tremors at the territory, covered by the earthquake; depends on of the magnitude and depth of the hypocenter.
Different countries use different scales of earthquake intensity. In Europe, Russia and the United States a 12-point scale is used.

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