7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 5, 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 November 5, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 4.1, took place in Crete, Greece.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-11-05 17:42:44.0

34.67

N

24.93

E

10

4.1

CRETE, GREECE

2013-11-05 16:16:37.0

35.19

N

31.56

E

10

3.6

CYPRUS REGION

2013-11-05 14:17:47.6

39.14

N

24.18

E

10

3.1

AEGEAN SEA

2013-11-05 13:24:26.7

34.40

N

23.55

E

24

3.0

CRETE, GREECE

2013-11-05 05:40:17.0

39.11

N

28.14

E

7

3.2

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-05 04:20:36.8

43.03

N

46.83

E

5

3.5

CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA

2013-11-05 01:32:13.0

36.59

N

28.58

E

46

3.2

DODECANESE IS.-TURKEY BORDER REG

 

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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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