M6.0 earthquake - 214 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 214 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen on 1 Sept 2002, 17:14 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. 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 283 km away in Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen.