Earthquake details

Saturday, February 11, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Saturday, February 11, 1978 at 12:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mukalla (Yemen - YE), about 249.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 50.948 and latitude 13.164.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	13.164, 50.948
UTC time	1978-02-11 12:54:21.600

Location	Mukalla
Country	Yemen (YE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-02-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mukalla	249.8 km
Bosaso	284.1 km
Ataq	470.4 km
Erigavo	482.2 km
Salalah	545.8 km
Al Bayda	588.8 km
Garoowe	594.7 km
Aden	642.7 km
Las Anod	652.7 km
Berbera	714.1 km
Burao	716.5 km
Yarīm	721.6 km

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