Earthquake details

Saturday, July 21, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Saturday, July 21, 1951 at 03:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salalah (Yemen - YE), about 416.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.275 and latitude 13.916.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 13.916, 56.275
UTC time 1951-07-21 03:23:02.250
Location 281 km ENE of Hadibu
Country Yemen (YE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1951-07-21

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