4 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 24, 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 November 24, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 4.9, took place in Western Turkey.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-11-24 20:51:24.0

40.80

N

31.90

E

7

3.7

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-24 20:49:38.0

40.78

N

31.87

E

7

4.9

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-24 04:56:42.0

35.28

N

27.77

E

10

4.0

DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE

2013-11-24 03:28:22.3

35.04

N

23.71

E

20

3.5

CRETE, 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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