Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 17, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Wednesday, April 17, 1974 at 18:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jizan (Yemen - YE), about 236.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.365 and latitude 17.255.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 17.255, 40.365
UTC time 1974-04-17 18:27:33.700
Location Al Hudaydah
Country Yemen (YE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-04-17

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