Earthquake details

Saturday, January 28, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Saturday, January 28, 1984 at 22:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mukalla (Yemen - YE), about 298.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.869 and latitude 14.208.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	14.208, 51.869
UTC time	1984-01-28 22:47:51.240

Location	Mukalla
Country	Yemen (YE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mukalla	298.3 km
Salalah	393.0 km
Bosaso	437.1 km
Ataq	544.4 km
Erigavo	631.8 km
Al Bayda	680.2 km
Garoowe	744.5 km
Aden	756.4 km
Las Anod	805.6 km
Dhamār	805.7 km
Yarīm	808.3 km
Sayyān	819.4 km

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