M4.0 earthquake 16 km N of Dham?r, Yemen
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 16 km N of Dham?r, Yemen on Mon, Dec 13, 1982, 7:28 PM GMT+3 (16:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 13 km NNE of Dham?r, Yemen. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-13 16:28:34 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.691° N, 44.400° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.640 km WNW of Dham?r, Yemen · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.220 km ENE of Dham?r, Yemen · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.723 km ENE of Dham?r, Yemen · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.313 km NNE of Dham?r, Yemen · 15982 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.612 km N of Dham?r, Yemen · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rem. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.