Earthquake details

Saturday, December 17, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Saturday, December 17, 1977 at 23:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mukalla (Yemen - YE), about 252.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 50.943 and latitude 13.125.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 13.125, 50.943
UTC time 1977-12-17 23:57:54.900
Location Mukalla
Country Yemen (YE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-17

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