M4.6 earthquake 142 km SE of Aden, Yemen
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 142 km SE of Aden, Yemen on Sun, Sep 9, 1979, 7:47 PM GMT+3 (16:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 136 km SE of Aden, Yemen. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-09 16:47:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.059° N, 46.120° E
- Region
- Yemen
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayYemen earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012vb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.