What the records say
- When
- 22 Nov 1991
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7
- Where
- Yemen
- Coordinates
- 13.89° N, 44.07° E
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 40
- Houses destroyed
- 17
- Depth km
- 10
1991 Yemen earthquake
On 22 November 1991, at 03:40 AST, a Mw 4.7 earthquake occurred in Ibb Governorate, Yemen. The epicenter was 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Dhi As Sufal and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of V (Moderate). Eleven people were killed and 40 others were injured from the earthquake. The worst-affected districts were Al Udayn and Hazm Al-"Udain. At least 1,578 buildings were destroyed and 7,150 were damaged.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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