5 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on December 16, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 5 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on December 16, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.
The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.9, took place in Eastern Turkey.
|
Date & Time, UTC |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth, km |
Mag |
Region name |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2013-12-16 12:17:50.0 |
38.94 |
N |
43.61 |
E |
9 |
3.4 |
EASTERN TURKEY |
|
2013-12-16 11:58:10.0 |
38.94 |
N |
43.59 |
E |
10 |
3.9 |
EASTERN TURKEY |
|
2013-12-16 08:27:30.7 |
45.50 |
N |
26.48 |
E |
116 |
3.3 |
ROMANIA |
|
2013-12-16 07:19:52.0 |
40.71 |
N |
32.94 |
E |
7 |
3.0 |
CENTRAL TURKEY |
|
2013-12-16 06:27:00.0 |
40.70 |
N |
32.95 |
E |
16 |
3.3 |
CENTRAL TURKEY |
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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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