7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on December 21, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 7 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on December 21, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.
The strongest ones, with the magnitude 3.5, took place in Central Turkey.
|
Date & Time, UTC |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth, km |
Mag |
Region name |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2013-12-21 22:50:38.0 |
38.62 |
N |
26.09 |
E |
12 |
3.3 |
NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY |
|
2013-12-21 21:43:52.0 |
38.95 |
N |
26.68 |
E |
12 |
3.2 |
NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY |
|
2013-12-21 20:59:59.0 |
40.70 |
N |
32.94 |
E |
6 |
3.0 |
CENTRAL TURKEY |
|
2013-12-21 13:16:28.6 |
35.03 |
N |
24.59 |
E |
20 |
3.0 |
CRETE, GREECE |
|
2013-12-21 10:17:13.0 |
37.47 |
N |
36.42 |
E |
5 |
3.5 |
CENTRAL TURKEY |
|
2013-12-21 05:50:41.0 |
38.22 |
N |
22.24 |
E |
34 |
3.3 |
GREECE |
|
2013-12-21 03:34:28.0 |
38.81 |
N |
27.84 |
E |
8 |
3.2 |
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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