M5.0 earthquake - 200 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 200 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen on 15 Jul 2018, 13:16 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 El Dibir, about 248 km away in Bari, Somalia.