Earthquake details

Saturday, December 22, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Saturday, December 22, 1979 at 15:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mukalla (Yemen - YE), about 282.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.617 and latitude 13.784.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	13.784, 51.617
UTC time	1979-12-22 15:43:34.200

Location	Mukalla
Country	Yemen (YE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mukalla	282.0 km
Bosaso	384.0 km
Salalah	447.1 km
Ataq	523.2 km
Erigavo	581.4 km
Al Bayda	653.5 km
Garoowe	690.0 km
Aden	721.6 km
Las Anod	751.7 km
Dhamār	782.9 km
Yarīm	783.8 km
Sayyān	801.0 km

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