M5.4 earthquake - 209 km N of Qalans?yah, Yemen

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 209 km N of Qalans?yah, Yemen on 28 Nov 2016, 11:26 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 274 km away in Dhofar, Oman.