Earthquake details

Thursday, August 21, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 04:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salalah (Yemen - YE), about 328.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.240 and latitude 14.667.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	14.667, 52.240
UTC time	2003-08-21 04:53:02.050

Location	Mukalla
Country	Yemen (YE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-08-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Salalah	328.1 km
Mukalla	335.9 km
Bosaso	501.8 km
Ataq	582.7 km
Erigavo	695.2 km
Al Bayda	723.1 km
Aden	806.7 km
Garoowe	808.8 km
Dhamār	844.1 km
Yarīm	848.3 km
Sayyān	853.3 km
Saḩar	855.8 km

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