Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 22, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Tuesday, December 22, 1959 at 00:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mukalla (Yemen - YE), about 274.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.566 and latitude 13.844.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	13.844, 51.566
UTC time	1959-12-22 00:09:43.890

Location	Mukalla
Country	Yemen (YE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-12-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mukalla	274.7 km
Bosaso	385.1 km
Salalah	445.1 km
Ataq	516.7 km
Erigavo	581.1 km
Al Bayda	647.8 km
Garoowe	693.0 km
Aden	717.1 km
Las Anod	753.5 km
Dhamār	776.7 km
Yarīm	777.8 km
Sayyān	794.2 km

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