8 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on August 15, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 8 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on August 15, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.
The strongest ones – with the magnitude 3.5 – took place in Dodecanese Island, Greece.
|
Date & Time, UTC |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth, km |
Mag |
Region name |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2013-08-15 23:04:42.0 |
38.96 |
N |
29.89 |
E |
7 |
3.2 |
WESTERN TURKEY |
|
2013-08-15 22:25:32.0 |
37.36 |
N |
26.98 |
E |
2 |
3.1 |
DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE |
|
2013-08-15 21:39:35.0 |
37.39 |
N |
26.98 |
E |
2 |
3.5 |
DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE |
|
2013-08-15 12:48:16.0 |
38.23 |
N |
27.42 |
E |
7 |
3.2 |
WESTERN TURKEY |
|
2013-08-15 11:11:46.0 |
43.02 |
N |
45.68 |
E |
70 |
3.4 |
CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA |
|
2013-08-15 09:28:03.0 |
39.74 |
N |
25.64 |
E |
7 |
3.1 |
AEGEAN SEA |
|
2013-08-15 08:31:10.9 |
34.76 |
N |
24.01 |
E |
22 |
3.3 |
CRETE, GREECE |
|
2013-08-15 01:03:31.0 |
38.69 |
N |
22.66 |
E |
4 |
3.4 |
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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