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5 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on September 9, 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 September 9, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones – with the magnitude 5.0 – took place in Dodecanese islands, Greece.

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-09-09 22:32:21.0

40.84

N

27.71

E

24

3.4

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-09-09 19:37:57.6

37.43

N

26.91

E

16

3.1

DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE

2013-09-09 14:19:59.0

37.43

N

26.88

E

5

3.2

DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE

2013-09-09 13:42:46.0

37.42

N

26.87

E

1

3.3

DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE

2013-09-09 02:17:00.0

40.84

N

22.78

E

13

3.3

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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