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7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on October 24, 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 October 24, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.8, took place in Caucasus region, Russia.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-10-24 21:10:42.4

45.55

N

26.63

E

110

3.2

ROMANIA

2013-10-24 20:44:33.0

35.23

N

27.84

E

2

3.5

DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE

2013-10-24 20:29:24.5

37.30

N

43.64

E

5

3.1

TURKEY-IRAQ BORDER REGION

2013-10-24 16:13:08.4

44.29

N

37.35

E

10

3.8

CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA

2013-10-24 09:35:04.0

40.24

N

23.10

E

12

3.4

GREECE

2013-10-24 07:50:24.2

38.67

N

43.14

E

5

3.0

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-10-24 00:49:39.8

34.51

N

23.56

E

1

3.0

CRETE, 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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