Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Gulf of Aden, 283 km east of Mukalla, Hadramaout, Yemen, on Wednesday, 22 April 2020 at 20:22 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
22 Apr 20:31 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
Apr 22 20:55: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 5.1.
Apr 22 20:55: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 5.1.
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.54°N / 51.53°E
(Gulf of Aden, Yemen)Nearest volcano: Bir Borhut (235 km / 146 mi)
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255 km (159 mi) N of Bargaal (Iskushuban, Somalia) (pop: 6,800) --> See nearby quakes!
283 km (176 mi) ESE of Mukalla (pop: 258,100) --> See nearby quakes!
287 km (179 mi) WNW of Hadibu (حاديبو) (pop: 8,550) --> See nearby quakes!
292 km (181 mi) NE of Qandala (Somalia) (pop: 15,900) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (222 mi) NE of Bosaso (Somalia) (pop: 74,300) --> See nearby quakes!
474 km (295 mi) SW of Salalah (Oman) (pop: 163,100) --> See nearby quakes!
814 km (506 mi) ESE of Sanaa (pop: 1,937,500) --> See nearby quakes!
283 km (176 mi) WNW of Socotra Island (pop: 60,000) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (105 mi) NNW of ‘Abd al Kūrī Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.1 | 10 km | Eastern Gulf of Aden (Yemen) | GFZ |
| M 5.0 | 80 km | Gulf Of Aden (Yemen) | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 10 km | 169km SSE of Sayhut, Yemen | USGS |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | Eastern Gulf of Aden (Yemen) | BMKG |
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Thumrait, Oman. (534.2 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : I was asleep when this quake occurred at around 01:00 Hrs on 23-Apr-20, and didn't notice it, so I didn't find out about it until I happened to check this app... (reported through our app)
Mukalla / not felt
Aftershocks of the 5.1 quake Gulf of Aden, 283 km east of Mukalla, Hadramaout, Yemen, 22 April 2020 20:22 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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