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Historic Earthquake
1991 Yemen Earthquake
22 November 1991 · Western Arabian Peninsula · Yemen
On 22 November 1991 at 00:40 UTC, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Yemen (Western Arabian Peninsula), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Arabian Plate, 209 km from its boundary with the Somali Plate (mid-ocean ridge). It killed at least 11 people and injured 40. 17 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 22 November 1991
- Time
- 00:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 4.7
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 40
- Homes Destroyed
- 17
- Homes Damaged
- 87
- Plate
- Arabian Plate
- Country
- Yemen
- Nearest Volcano
- Harras of Dhamar (100 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19821982 North Yemen Earthquake · M 6.02,800 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