Earthquake details

Thursday, January 1, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Yemen on Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 01:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jizan (Yemen - YE), about 219.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 40.519 and latitude 17.217.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 17.217, 40.519
UTC time 2009-01-01 01:39:21.900
Location Al Hudaydah
Country Yemen (YE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-01

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