7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 25, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 25, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.8, took place in Southern Greece.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-11-25 15:10:12.0

37.89

N

22.19

E

30

3.8

SOUTHERN GREECE

2013-11-25 10:48:09.0

35.62

N

29.37

E

5

3.1

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

2013-11-25 10:36:11.0

40.91

N

46.71

E

16

3.0

AZERBAIJAN

2013-11-25 06:54:26.0

36.28

N

27.98

E

2

3.0

DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REG

2013-11-25 04:34:16.0

34.52

N

32.03

E

2

3.0

CYPRUS REGION

2013-11-25 01:53:50.0

35.16

N

23.55

E

2

3.2

CRETE, GREECE

2013-11-25 01:26:15.0

39.53

N

25.41

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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