3 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on December 25, 2013 in the Black Sea countries’ region / Map

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, there were 3 earthquakes with the magnitude of more than 3.0 on December 25, 2013 (according to Coordinated Universal Time – UTC) in the Black Sea countries’ region.

The strongest ones, with the magnitude 4.4, took place in Western Turkey.

Date & Time, UTC

Latitude

Longitude

Depth, km

Mag

Region name

2013-12-25 20:20:24.0

39.08

N

40.80

E

5

3.1

EASTERN TURKEY

2013-12-25 18:11:36.0

36.94

N

31.06

E

91

4.4

WESTERN TURKEY

2013-12-25 07:23:30.0

39.62

N

38.57

E

5

3.5

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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