Fig. 1 presents fragments of records obtained from digital stations Apeiranthos of Naxos (∆ 3.8º), Keskin Array (∆ 8.9º), Kasperske Hory (∆ 11.2º), Anapa (∆ 12.4º), Kislovodsk (∆ 15.9º) for the first earthquake. Fig. 2 presents fragments of records obtained from digital stations Apeiranthos of Naxos (∆ 4º), Keskin Array (∆ 9º), Kasperske Hory (∆ 11º), Malin Array (∆ 12º), Shidzhatmaz (∆ 16º) for the second earthquake.

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GS RAS registered 9 more earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.5 <= M <= 5.5 during March 3-4.

According to RIA Novosti the first earthquake caused property damage to a home in the Mesochori area of Elasson, where a rescue operation was successfully carried out to rescue an elderly person, and to a school in the Damasi area of Tirnavu. According to TASS, the second earthquake collapsed the walls of two houses that suffered from the first strong earthquake. A fire occurred in one of the houses..
Fig. 1 was obtained from USGS NEIC, it presents USGS Community Internet Intensity Map made for the earthquake of March 3 марта by 207 responses in 82 cities. Fig. 2 was obtained from USGS NEIC, it presents USGS Community Internet Intensity Map made for the earthquake of March 4 by 64 responses in 34 cities.

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The focal mechanism solution of the origin for the earthquake of March 3 was calculated in GS RAS with signs of initial arrivals of P waves at 76 stations, including 19 stations which registered compression waves (plus signs) and 57 stations which registered tensile waves (minus signs). These stations are located in the interval of epicentral distances of 2.9-95.8º and in azymuth sector Az=3-357º. The focal mechanism solution in stereographic projection on the lower hemisphere and its elements are presented in the table. The table also contains focal mechanism solutions obtained at the USGS NEIC with W-phase Moment Tensor (Mww) technique and in Lamont-Dohert Earth Observatory of Columbia University, USA (LDEO GCMT) with СМТ (Centroid moment tensor) technique. Solutions from different centers are close. The earthquake occurred under the influence of prevailing tensile stresses oriented N-NE (AZ=31º) according to GS RAS, SW (AZ=224º) according to USGS NEIC and NE (AZ=42º) according to LDEO GCMT. NP1 plane strikes NW (STK=307-324º), NP2 – strikes E-SE (STK=104-119º) according to GS RAS and LDEO GCMT and SE (STK=139º) according to USGS NEIC, both planes are dipping to the horizon at close angles (DIP=36-55º). The type of motion along both planes – normal fault. The seismic moment was obtained in GS RAS from spectra of P waves registered at station "Talaya" (∆ 55.34º), it makes Mo=2.895*10**18 N*m, Mw=6.3. According to USGS NEIC Mo=3.335*10**18 N*m, Mww=6.3. According to LDEO GCMT Mo=3.14*10**18 N*m, Mw=6.3.
The focal mechanism solution of the origin for the earthquake of March 4 was calculated in GS RAS with signs of initial arrivals of P waves at 57 stations, including 19 stations which registered compression waves (plus signs) and 38 stations which registered tensile waves (minus signs). These stations are located in the interval of epicentral distances of 2.9-95.6º and in azymuth sector Az=13-342º. The focal mechanism solution in stereographic projection on the lower hemisphere and its elements are presented in the table. The table also shows the focal mechanism solutions obtained in the Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum, Germany, GFZ. Solutions from different centers are close. The earthquake occurred under the influence of prevailing tensile stresses oriented SW (AZ=231-237º). NP1 plane strikes N-NW (STK=329-330º), NP2 strikes SE (STK=132-146º), both planes are dipping to the horizon at close angles (DIP=41-48º). The type of motion along both planes – normal fault. According to GFZ Mo=3.3*10**18 N*m, Mw=6.3.