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USGS iscgem829645

23 Nov 1967, 08:35

193 km S of Al Ghayz̧ah, Yemen

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 12.2 km depth.

Depth12.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 193 km S of Al Ghayz̧ah, Yemen?

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14.465000, 52.032000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem829645
Coordinates
14.465, 52.032
Network
iscgem
Significance
640