Earthquake 196 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen

Name: Earthquake 196 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen (5.3 mww)
Start: 1970-01-21T11:22:37.549Z
Location: 196 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:05:49 GMT

Time3 months ago

Location

14.4548, 53.7200

Depth

10.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck on 196 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen, at Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:05:49 GMT. Depth: 10km. Reviewed by USGS seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mww.

Magnitude

5.3

mww

Source

USGS

Intensity

Agency Reports

3 Sources

Source	Magnitude	Depth	Time
USGSPrimary	5.3	10 km	3 months ago
EMSC	5.3	6 km	3 months ago
NEIC	4.6	10 km	3 months ago

Earthquake Details

Confirmed

Event IDusgs_us7000rr0g

QualityS

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude Typemww

Last Update2 months ago

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 17.4K

IIQalansīyah
197.9 km
3.5K people
IIHadibu
203.4 km
8.5K people
IIḨaşwayn
214.9 km
IQishn
244.4 km
IḨawf
253.2 km
IAl Ghayz̧ah
255.8 km
10.9K people
ISayḩūt
278.9 km
IŞalālah
287.5 km
163.1K people
IKilmia
299.2 km
2K people
IAl Qurḩ
348.7 km
IDaḩasuways
350.7 km
IAr Raydah
354.4 km

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Earthquake 196 km N of Qalansīyah, Yemen

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