3 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on September 28, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 3 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on September 28, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-09-28 16:38:17.0

38.09

N

42.94

E

7

3.1

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-28 12:52:20.0

40.03

N

41.86

E

13

3.2

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-28 09:18:07.0

39.84

N

23.45

E

10

3.2

AEGEAN SEA

 

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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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