List of earthquakes in Yemen

Earthquakes

00Date00	Region	Mag.	MMI	Deaths	Injuries	Total damage / notes
2018-07-15	Kilimia	6.0	IV			These two quakes of a similar size in the same area on the same day can be consideret a doublet earthquake
2016-05-24	Al Bayda' Governorate	4.9 mb	V	4		Seven houses destroyed	[1] [2]
2013-05-27	Qulansiyah	5.9	VII
2012-11-06	Carlsberg ridge	5.7				moderate damage
2006-12-30	gulf of Aden	6.6
1991-11-22	Ibb Governorate	4.7 mb		11	40	Moderate damage	[3]
1982-12-13	Dhamar Governorate	6.0 Ms	VIII	2,800	1,500	$2 billion
1941-01-11	Razih District	5.9 Ms	VIII	1200	200	Extreme damage	[3]
1904-10-03	Owen fracture zone	7.0				unknown depth
1463	Zabid District		IX	10		50 homes damaged and 50 homes destroyed	[3]
1426	Zabid District		XI	60		Severe damage	[3]
1387-09-05	Aden Governorate			Many		Severe damage	[3]
1377	Aden Governorate					Moderate damage	[3]
1358	Zabid District		VIII	61		Moderate damage	[3]
1072	Yemen, Saudi Arabia		VIII	50		Moderate damage	[3]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand-alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

• Geology of Yemen

References

1. "M 4.9 – 28 km WNW of Al Bayda, Yemen". United States Geological Survey.
2. "Tote und Verletzte bei Erdbeben im Jemen" [Dead and injured in earthquakes in Yemen] (in German). 25 May 2016.
3. NGDC 1972

Sources

• NGDC (1972), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K, archived from the original on September 29, 2006