4 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on October 07, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 4 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on October 7, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.5, took place in Western Turkey. 

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-10-07 19:23:29.0

39.14

N

27.17

E

6

3.5

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-10-07 07:36:57.2

38.73

N

43.11

E

5

3.1

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-10-07 06:46:29.0

37.21

N

28.74

E

7

3.3

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-10-07 04:49:18.0

36.55

N

28.13

E

80

3.0

DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REG

 

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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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