8 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on January 5, 2014 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 8 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on January 5, 2014 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.
The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.6, took place in Crete, Greece.
|
Date & Time, UTC |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth, km |
Mag |
Region name |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2014-01-05 22:44:03.5 |
38.91 |
N |
27.75 |
E |
8 |
3.1 |
WESTERN TURKEY |
|
2014-01-05 18:41:41.0 |
37.00 |
N |
44.35 |
E |
5 |
3.0 |
TURKEY-IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION |
|
2014-01-05 16:00:40.5 |
38.66 |
N |
43.18 |
E |
5 |
3.4 |
EASTERN TURKEY |
|
2014-01-05 10:18:11.7 |
38.63 |
N |
43.16 |
E |
5 |
3.3 |
EASTERN TURKEY |
|
2014-01-05 08:48:43.0 |
34.57 |
N |
32.96 |
E |
15 |
3.3 |
CYPRUS REGION |
|
2014-01-05 06:40:34.0 |
35.50 |
N |
23.34 |
E |
5 |
3.6 |
CRETE, GREECE |
|
2014-01-05 06:00:31.0 |
37.52 |
N |
22.04 |
E |
10 |
3.3 |
SOUTHERN GREECE |
|
2014-01-05 02:03:43.6 |
38.60 |
N |
43.14 |
E |
5 |
3.0 |
EASTERN 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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