7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on September 26, 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 26, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 4.0, took place in Greece and Eastern Turkey.

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-09-26 22:30:48.0

39.13

N

29.11

E

7

3.0

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-09-26 19:59:27.0

38.60

N

39.56

E

7

3.3

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-26 16:49:00.0

40.81

N

31.42

E

7

3.2

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-09-26 10:11:44.0

39.25

N

42.35

E

18

3.5

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-26 02:55:37.0

38.85

N

43.57

E

7

4.0

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-26 02:34:37.0

38.27

N

22.23

E

2

4.0

GREECE

2013-09-26 00:49:54.0

38.43

N

23.73

E

2

3.2

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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