6 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 10, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 6 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 10, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

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

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-11-10 22:06:32.0

39.93

N

23.69

E

10

3.4

AEGEAN SEA

2013-11-10 20:51:27.0

37.27

N

37.57

E

2

3.1

CENTRAL TURKEY

2013-11-10 16:33:54.0

38.46

N

42.93

E

5

3.1

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-11-10 15:42:34.0

38.39

N

44.87

E

2

3.5

TURKEY-IRAN BORDER REGION

2013-11-10 02:59:25.0

36.49

N

21.48

E

10

3.7

SOUTHERN GREECE

2013-11-10 02:09:24.0

40.74

N

30.28

E

7

3.5

WESTERN 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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