5 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 11, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 5 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 11, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.6, took place in Western Turkey.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-11-11 23:31:21.0

35.33

N

23.25

E

20

3.5

CRETE, GREECE

2013-11-11 19:52:43.0

38.82

N

26.88

E

10

3.0

NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-11 18:44:21.8

34.98

N

26.22

E

5

3.0

CRETE, GREECE

2013-11-11 10:05:37.0

39.67

N

29.41

E

7

3.6

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-11 07:20:48.0

38.72

N

43.21

E

5

3.4

EASTERN 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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