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3 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on June 5, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / MAP

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 3 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on June 5, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth,
km

Mag

Region name

               

2013-06-05 16:12:52.0

41.18 

N  

43.90 

E  

5

3.0

GEORGIA (SAK'ART'VELO)

2013-06-05 13:03:16.0

40.19  

N  

27.59 

E  

3

3.4

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-06-05 07:49:39.0

38.69 

N  

43.15 

E  

7

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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