M5.1 earthquake - 157 km NNW of Caluula, Somalia

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 157 km NNW of Caluula, Somalia on 14 Jul 2019, 19:12 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 Mukalla, about 194 km away in Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen.