M5.1 earthquake - 240 km NNE of Hadibu, Yemen

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 240 km NNE of Hadibu, Yemen on 8 Sept 2017, 17:35 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Şalālah, about 263 km away in Dhofar, Oman.