5 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on December 18, 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 December 18, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.
The strongest ones, with the magnitude 4.2, took place in Aegean sea.
|
Date & Time, UTC |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth, km |
Mag |
Region name |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2013-12-18 21:40:58.0 |
39.87 |
N |
25.35 |
E |
5 |
3.2 |
AEGEAN SEA |
|
2013-12-18 21:20:06.0 |
39.83 |
N |
25.42 |
E |
6 |
4.2 |
AEGEAN SEA |
|
2013-12-18 18:40:54.0 |
34.96 |
N |
25.64 |
E |
12 |
3.0 |
CRETE, GREECE |
|
2013-12-18 17:15:41.7 |
40.48 |
N |
34.65 |
E |
5 |
3.8 |
CENTRAL TURKEY |
|
2013-12-18 13:59:42.8 |
37.84 |
N |
29.04 |
E |
5 |
3.1 |
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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