13 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on September 17, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 13 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on September 17, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 5.1, took place in Caucasus region, Russia.

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-09-17 23:14:28.0

39.07

N

41.40

E

5

3.7

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-17 20:59:33.0

39.01

N

41.45

E

4

3.5

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-17 20:40:52.0

39.11

N

41.56

E

10

4.8

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-17 17:57:54.5

37.31

N

23.73

E

1

3.6

SOUTHERN GREECE

2013-09-17 17:35:19.0

38.71

N

22.72

E

7

3.3

GREECE

2013-09-17 16:59:26.0

35.05

N

24.52

E

2

4.0

CRETE, GREECE

2013-09-17 10:37:12.0

36.88

N

35.64

E

25

3.3

CENTRAL TURKEY

2013-09-17 08:52:48.0

38.76

N

22.77

E

1

3.6

GREECE

2013-09-17 07:39:44.0

38.71

N

22.73

E

8

4.1

GREECE

2013-09-17 05:46:53.0

38.72

N

22.73

E

1

3.9

GREECE

2013-09-17 04:09:13.0

42.13

N

45.80

E

2

5.1

CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA

2013-09-17 03:14:47.0

39.73

N

41.59

E

5

3.9

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-17 00:38:51.0

39.53

N

28.81

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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