6 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 27, 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 27, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 4.8, took place in Western Turkey.  

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-11-27 19:43:53.9

38.86

N

43.53

E

5

3.0

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-11-27 14:21:16.0

37.34

N

23.02

E

13

4.4

SOUTHERN GREECE

2013-11-27 12:22:08.7

34.66

N

24.73

E

14

3.0

CRETE, GREECE

2013-11-27 04:21:35.0

40.85

N

27.91

E

7

4.0

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-27 04:13:37.0

40.85

N

27.92

E

10

4.8

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-27 02:06:37.0

38.24

N

44.21

E

2

3.1

TURKEY-IRAN BORDER REGION

 

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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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