2 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on August 20, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 2 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on August 20, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.
The strongest ones – with the magnitude 3.4 – took place in Crete, Greece.
|
Date & Time, UTC |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth, km |
Mag |
Region name |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2013-08-20 11:53:17.0 |
34.51 |
N |
24.28 |
E |
16 |
3.4 |
CRETE, GREECE |
|
2013-08-20 06:59:02.0 |
38.85 |
N |
43.49 |
E |
5 |
3.0 |
EASTERN TURKEY |
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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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