1991 Yemen earthquake
13°53′13″N 44°04′05″E / 13.887°N 44.068°E / 13.887; 44.068Areas 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 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).[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]
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References
- ^ "M 4.7 - 7 km NW of Dh? as Suf?l, Yemen". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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