M5.3 earthquake 13 km NNE of Dham?r, Yemen
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Dham?r, Yemen on Thu, Dec 30, 1982, 2:53 AM GMT+3 (23:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-29 23:53:15 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.649° N, 44.463° E
- Region
- Yemen
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 59 stations |
| 5.46 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.5 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Six people injured in Yemen. Additional damage, landslides and ground cracks reported in the epicentral area.
From the USGS event page for usp0001rvr. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 26.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.723 km ENE of Dham?r, Yemen · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.220 km ENE of Dham?r, Yemen · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.640 km WNW of Dham?r, Yemen · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.016 km N of Dham?r, Yemen · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 6.317 km N of Dham?r, Yemen · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rvr (also filed as gcmtb122982c, gcmt19821229235315, atlas19821229235315, iscgem588110). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.