8 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on October 16, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 8 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on October 16, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-10-16 22:29:42.0

40.16

N

24.10

E

8

3.1

AEGEAN SEA

2013-10-16 18:13:26.0

39.16

N

25.88

E

5

3.2

AEGEAN SEA

2013-10-16 17:07:59.0

37.91

N

29.31

E

8

3.1

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-10-16 13:48:00.0

35.43

N

23.45

E

30

3.5

CRETE, GREECE

2013-10-16 12:53:42.0

40.80

N

27.71

E

8

3.1

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-10-16 07:10:27.0

36.14

N

31.96

E

80

3.5

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-10-16 04:46:11.0

34.37

N

24.97

E

10

3.4

CRETE, GREECE

2013-10-16 01:49:06.0

35.36

N

23.33

E

30

3.0

CRETE, 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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