Earthquake details

Friday, January 8, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Friday, January 8, 1993 at 17:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mukalla (Yemen - YE), about 172.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 49.351 and latitude 13.006.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	13.006, 49.351
UTC time	1993-01-08 17:31:10.850

Location	Mukalla
Country	Yemen (YE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mukalla	172.8 km
Bosaso	192.6 km
Ataq	321.3 km
Erigavo	342.7 km
Al Bayda	423.2 km
Aden	468.8 km
Garoowe	521.2 km
Las Anod	549.1 km
Berbera	552.3 km
Yarīm	556.8 km
Dhamār	561.4 km
Burao	569.2 km

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