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Yemen earthquakes in 1980

4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Yemen in 1980. The largest: M4.9 190 km N of Qalans?yah, Yemen, Apr 4, 1980.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19791981

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Where every quake of 1980 was located in Yemen. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1980

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19800
February 19800
March 19800
April 198014.9190 km N of Qalans?yah, Yemen
May 19800
June 19800
July 19800
August 198014.7127 km SE of Aden, Yemen
September 198014.8Near the coast of Yemen
October 198014.8225 km N of Hadibu, Yemen
November 19800
December 19800

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Yemen nowWorldwide in 1980

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.