Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 21, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Wednesday, January 21, 1959 at 13:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mukalla (Yemen - YE), about 296.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.704 and latitude 13.623.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 13.623, 51.704
UTC time 1959-01-21 13:57:35.840
Location Mukalla
Country Yemen (YE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-01-21

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