4 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on October 17, 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 17, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.
The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.7, took place in Eastern Turkey.
|
Date & Time, UTC |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth, km |
Mag |
Region name |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2013-10-17 21:22:58.0 |
38.55 |
N |
43.15 |
E |
5 |
3.7 |
EASTERN TURKEY |
|
2013-10-17 15:04:45.0 |
40.94 |
N |
44.05 |
E |
2 |
3.3 |
ARMENIA |
|
2013-10-17 12:12:25.0 |
40.78 |
N |
34.54 |
E |
4 |
3.4 |
CENTRAL TURKEY |
|
2013-10-17 07:54:14.6 |
37.11 |
N |
44.68 |
E |
5 |
3.4 |
TURKEY-IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION |
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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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