4 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on September 30, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 4 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on September 30, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.7, took place in Romania. 

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-09-30 21:18:06.0

45.53

N

27.88

E

7

3.0

ROMANIA

2013-09-30 20:10:06.0

38.22

N

26.61

E

7

3.0

NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY

2013-09-30 13:35:18.0

38.58

N

39.60

E

4

3.3

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-09-30 05:01:57.0

45.49

N

27.79

E

5

3.7

ROMANIA

 

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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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