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Historic Earthquake
1982 North Yemen Earthquake
13 December 1982 · Dhamar · Yemen
On 13 December 1982 at 09:12 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Yemen (Dhamar), at a depth of 5 km. It occurred on the Arabian Plate, 299 km from its boundary with the Somali Plate (mid-ocean ridge). It killed at least 2,800 people and injured 1,500. It is the 79th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 13 December 1982
- Time
- 09:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 5 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2,800
- Injuries
- 1,500
- Estimated Damage
- 2.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Arabian Plate
- Country
- Yemen
- Nearest Volcano
- Harras of Dhamar (35 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1991Western Arabian Peninsula · M 4.711 deaths
- 1941Razih · M 5.91,200 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth