4 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on October 31, 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 31, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.2, took place in Romania.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-10-31 06:10:50.0

45.59

N

22.89

E

1

3.2

ROMANIA

2013-10-31 04:03:47.0

37.06

N

32.20

E

9

3.0

CENTRAL TURKEY

2013-10-31 02:19:43.0

39.11

N

20.55

E

2

3.0

GREECE

2013-10-31 01:29:46.0

38.44

N

25.35

E

12

3.0

AEGEAN SEA

 

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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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