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9 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on October 30, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 9 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on October 30, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 4.3, took place in Eastern Turkey.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-10-30 22:40:33.0

38.70

N

43.22

E

7

4.3

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-10-30 20:59:02.0

35.68

N

31.47

E

1

3.1

CYPRUS REGION

2013-10-30 18:35:10.0

35.22

N

23.20

E

30

3.4

CRETE, GREECE

2013-10-30 10:39:28.0

39.08

N

27.76

E

7

3.5

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-10-30 06:12:21.0

34.24

N

25.13

E

10

3.5

CRETE, GREECE

2013-10-30 03:48:58.0

38.03

N

24.01

E

2

3.0

AEGEAN SEA

2013-10-30 03:22:03.0

36.90

N

27.57

E

1

3.7

DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REG

2013-10-30 03:17:13.0

36.90

N

27.57

E

6

3.8

DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REG

2013-10-30 02:56:35.0

38.75

N

43.25

E

7

3.3

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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