M4.6 earthquake - 203 km SSW of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen

What happened

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 203 km SSW of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen on 30 Oct 2018, 08:33 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Ghayl Bā Wazīr, about 219 km away in Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen.