Earthquakes
Earthquakes in Yemen
Earthquakes in Yemen: Last 30 days 0; M5+ since 1950 4, M7+ 0; strongest M6.3 (1982).
Last 30 days
None in this period.
- M5+ · Since 19504
- M6+1
- M7+0
- Significant earthquakes on record10
M5+ earthquakes per decade
Strongest · Since 1950
| 6.3 | Shāriḩ 11 km → | 13 Dec 1982 |
Significant earthquakes on record
| When | Where | Magnitude | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-11 | Ash Sharā‘ī | 4.7 | 11 |
| 1982-12 | Shāriḩ | 6 | 2,800 |
| 1941-01 | Banī ‘Awf | 5.9 | 1,200 |
| 1679-09 | Mocha | – | – |
| 1463 | Zabid | – | 10 |
| 1426 | Zabid | – | 60 |
| 1387-09 | Aden | – | – |
| 1377 | Aden | – | – |
| 1358 | Zabid | – | 61 |
| 1072 | Zabid | – | 50 |
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · Yemen
| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 1954 | off Yemen | 7.1 | 15 km | |
| 8 April 1983 | off Yemen | 6.7 | 10 km | |
| 30 December 2006 | off Yemen | 6.6 | 15 km | |
| 21 December 1959 | off Yemen | 6.6 | 15 km | |
| 30 July 1970 | off Yemen | 6.6 | 29 km | |
| 26 May 1995 | off Yemen | 6.5 | 62 km | |
| 7 July 1986 | off Yemen | 6.5 | 8 km | |
| 23 November 1967 | off Yemen | 6.5 | 12 km | |
| 1 October 1996 | off Yemen | 6.4 | 10 km | |
| 29 April 2019 | off Yemen | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 13 December 1982 | Yemen | 6.3 | 5 km | 2800 |
| 26 August 2005 | off Yemen | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 17 September 1986 | off Yemen | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 20 April 1980 | off Yemen | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 11 April 1954 | off Yemen | 6.2 | 15 km | |
| 28 March 1996 | off Yemen | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 15 July 2018 | off Yemen | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 15 July 2018 | off Yemen | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 19 July 2014 | off Yemen | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 1 September 2002 | off Yemen | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 15 June 2001 | off Yemen | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 26 February 1992 | off Yemen | 6.0 | 10 km |