6 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on November 28, 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 28, 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

2013-11-28 23:49:39.0

35.12

N

23.38

E

2

4.1

CRETE, GREECE

2013-11-28 18:32:04.0

41.70

N

46.03

E

8

3.7

GEORGIA (SAK'ART'VELO)

2013-11-28 17:04:22.0

45.61

N

26.45

E

118

3.7

ROMANIA

2013-11-28 16:55:45.0

38.66

N

30.94

E

5

3.0

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-11-28 10:58:27.0

38.71

N

25.55

E

19

3.2

AEGEAN SEA

2013-11-28 08:00:04.0

37.15

N

30.50

E

49

3.0

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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