Earthquake details

Friday, December 18, 1908 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Friday, December 18, 1908 at 15:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salalah (Yemen - YE), about 529.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 55.576 and latitude 12.483.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	12.483, 55.576
UTC time	1908-12-18 15:35:51.710

Location	170 km E of Hadibu
Country	Yemen (YE)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1908-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Salalah	529.2 km
Bosaso	709.2 km
Mukalla	734.9 km
Garoowe	899.5 km
Erigavo	918.9 km
Ataq	973.6 km
Las Anod	1003.6 km
Al Bayda	1096.7 km
Gaalkacyo	1096.8 km
Aden	1145.2 km
Burao	1145.6 km
Berbera	1174.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7 153 km ENE of Hadibu Yemen · 1991-09-05 14:09 UTC	91.4 km
M 5.6 205 km ENE of Hadibu Yemen · 1940-02-13 13:26 UTC	81.3 km

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