7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on September 2, 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 September 2, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones – with the magnitude 3.7 – took place in Western Turkey.

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-09-02 16:33:59.0

36.72

N

30.36

E

53

3.7

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-09-02 16:32:59.0

40.29

N

41.60

E

7

3.0

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-02 15:54:05.3

45.64

N

26.71

E

158

3.0

ROMANIA

2013-09-02 13:36:26.0

40.29

N

41.58

E

5

3.2

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-02 10:34:53.0

35.15

N

27.82

E

2

3.8

DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE

2013-09-02 04:40:21.0

38.69

N

22.63

E

4

3.4

GREECE

2013-09-02 00:57:18.0

39.43

N

27.85

E

7

3.0

WESTERN 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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