M5.5 earthquake - 182 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 182 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen on 5 May 2016, 07:01 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 230 km away in Bari, Somalia.