Earthquakes at sea have been known

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• Black Sea — The Black Sea is an inland sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula (Turkey) and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas and various straits. The Bosporus strait… …   Wikipedia

• Black Sea — a sea between Europe and Asia, bordered by Turkey, Rumania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Russian Federation. 164,000 sq. mi. (424,760 sq. km). Also called Euxine Sea. Ancient, Pontus Euxinus. * * * Sea between Europe and Asia. Bordered by… …   Universalium

• East China Sea — a part of the N Pacific, bounded by China, Japan, the Ryukyus, and Taiwan. 480,000 sq. mi. (1,243,200 sq. km). Also called Dong Hai. * * * ▪ sea, Pacific Ocean Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles)  Tung Hai  or  (Pinyin)  Dong Hai   arm of the… …   Universalium

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• North Sea — For other uses, see North Sea (disambiguation). North Sea Location Atlantic Ocean Coordinates …   Wikipedia

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• Aegean Sea — an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey. Also called the Aegean. * * * Arm of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Greece and Turkey. About 380 mi (610 km) long and 186 mi (300 km) wide, it has a total area of some 83,000 sq mi… …   Universalium

• Notable earthquakes in history — ▪ Table Notable earthquakes in history year affected area magnitude intensity approximate number of deaths comments c. 1500 BC Knossos, Crete (Greece) ... X ... One of several events that leveled the capital of Minoan civilization, this quake… …   Universalium

• deep-sea trench — or oceanic trench Any long, narrow, steep sided depression in the ocean bottom in which maximum oceanic depths (24,000–36,000 ft, or 7,000–11,000 m) occur. The deepest known depression of this kind is the Mariana Trench. Most trenches occur at… …   Universalium