1991 Yemen earthquake

1991 Yemen earthquake

UTC time	1991-11-22 00:40:23
ISC event	314254
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	22 November 1991 (1991-11-22)
Local time	03:40 AST (UTC+3)
Magnitude	4.7 mb
Depth	10 km (6 mi)
Epicenter	13.887°N 44.068°E / 13.887; 44.068
Areas affected	Ibb Governorate, Yemen
Max. intensity	MMI V (Moderate)
Casualties	11 dead, 40 injured

On 22 November 1991, at 03:40 AST (00:40 UTC), a M_w 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).[1] Eleven people were killed and 40 others were injured from the earthquake.[2] The worst-affected districts were Al Udayn and Hazm Al-"Udain. At least 1,578 buildings were destroyed and 7,150 were damaged.[3]

See also

• List of earthquakes in 1991
• List of earthquakes in Yemen

References

1. "M 4.7 – 7 km NW of Dh? as Suf?l, Yemen". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
2. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. "Significant Earthquake Information". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
3. Nair, Anand K. S.; Gupta, Sushil; Sur, Ujjwal; Sokolov, Vladimir (2012). "Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis for Yemen". International Journal of Geophysics. 2012: 1–14. doi:10.1155/2012/304235.