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7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on August 19, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on August 19, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones – with the magnitude 3.8 – took place in Greece.

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-08-19 14:38:25.0

42.34

N

42.88

E

2

3.1

GEORGIA (SAK'ART'VELO)

2013-08-19 12:34:26.0

40.75

N

33.69

E

12

3.2

CENTRAL TURKEY

2013-08-19 05:13:16.0

36.29

N

31.32

E

45

3.0

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-08-19 04:13:50.0

38.90

N

27.72

E

8

3.7

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-08-19 04:12:50.0

38.89

N

27.74

E

7

3.2

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-08-19 03:32:30.0

38.70

N

22.70

E

10

3.8

GREECE

2013-08-19 01:29:25.1

38.70

N

22.70

E

6

3.1

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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