Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 8, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Wednesday, December 8, 1982 at 06:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aden (Yemen - YE), about 137.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 46.077 and latitude 12.080.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	12.080, 46.077
UTC time	1982-12-08 06:19:37.790

Location	Aden
Country	Yemen (YE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aden	137.3 km
Erigavo	215.4 km
Berbera	216.3 km
Al Bayda	219.0 km
Taiz	278.7 km
Ataq	285.5 km
Dhī as Sufāl	288.9 km
Burao	290.9 km
Ibb	293.7 km
Yarīm	308.0 km
Djibouti	324.1 km
Dhamār	328.6 km

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