Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 29, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Wednesday, December 29, 1982 at 23:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dhamār (Yemen - YE), about 13.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 44.463 and latitude 14.649.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	5.0 km
Coordinates	14.649, 44.463
UTC time	1982-12-29 23:53:15.430

Location	Dhamār
Country	Yemen (YE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dhamār	13.4 km
Yarīm	40.1 km
Sayyān	60.1 km
Saḩar	76.1 km
Ibb	81.7 km
Sanaa	83.3 km
Dhī as Sufāl	98.2 km
Bayt al Faqīh	123.5 km
‘Amrān	125.5 km
Taiz	128.3 km
Zabīd	133.7 km
Bājil	134.5 km

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