9 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 7, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 9 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 7, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 4.1, took place in Central Turkey.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-11-07 21:22:44.0

38.31

N

44.62

E

2

3.0

TURKEY-IRAN BORDER REGION

2013-11-07 20:41:42.0

40.51

N

43.05

E

5

3.0

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-11-07 20:03:19.0

38.29

N

44.92

E

0

3.8

TURKEY-IRAN BORDER REGION

2013-11-07 19:52:19.4

45.51

N

26.36

E

129

3.1

ROMANIA

2013-11-07 19:41:41.7

35.20

N

24.05

E

10

3.4

CRETE, GREECE

2013-11-07 14:34:53.5

45.71

N

26.71

E

136

3.8

ROMANIA

2013-11-07 13:44:06.0

38.62

N

24.57

E

12

3.6

AEGEAN SEA

2013-11-07 09:36:03.0

39.68

N

28.95

E

7

3.5

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-07 06:39:28.0

37.41

N

36.16

E

2

4.1

CENTRAL TURKEY

 

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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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