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7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 23, 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 November 23, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.8, took place in Western Turkey.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-11-23 19:06:21.0

36.35

N

29.43

E

30

3.0

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-23 16:27:58.0

39.10

N

28.15

E

17

3.0

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-23 16:07:05.0

36.41

N

29.44

E

30

3.8

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-23 10:27:42.0

40.55

N

25.65

E

10

3.6

AEGEAN SEA

2013-11-23 09:06:17.0

39.61

N

28.58

E

12

3.1

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-23 06:43:56.0

42.16

N

23.55

E

2

3.0

BULGARIA

2013-11-23 01:08:14.0

35.72

N

32.34

E

5

3.3

CYPRUS REGION

 

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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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