M5.3 Earthquake 149 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen — December 24, 2021
2021-12-24 10:57:42 UTC (2021-12-24) · approx. 1:57 PM UTC+3 local
Felt by 3 people across nearby locations.
On December 24, 2021 at 10:57 UTC, a magnitude 5.3 shallow crustal earthquake struck 149 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen, at a depth of 10.0 km and coordinates 14.8580°, 52.1551°.
Physical scale: An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 releases seismic energy equivalent to roughly 1 kilotons of TNT. Empirical fault-scaling laws (Wells & Coppersmith, 1994) estimate the subsurface rupture length at approximately 2.7 km — a useful intuition for the size of the slip patch on the fault.
Did You Feel It? — community-reported shaking
Aggregated felt-report intensity from 3 citizen responses to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. Each colored zone represents the average MMI from reports in that area.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Did You Feel It?. View on USGS · submit your own report
Earthquake Details
52.1551°E
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How strong was the magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen?
The magnitude 5.3 earthquake that struck 149 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen on December 24, 2021 at 10:57 UTC had a depth of 10.0 km. For context, this was a moderate earthquake that could be widely felt.
Where did the earthquake occur?
The earthquake epicenter was located at 14.8580°, 52.1551°, which is 149 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen.
Were there aftershocks?
Aftershock activity is monitored continuously by the USGS. Aftershock sequences from magnitude 5.3 earthquakes can continue for days to weeks and gradually diminish over time.
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Authoritative source: USGS event page (event ID: us6000gf1c). All scientific values on this page are sourced verbatim from the USGS feed.
Cite this page: EarthquakeTracker.org. (2021, December 24, 2021). M5.3 Earthquake 149 km S of Al Ghayz?ah, Yemen — December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2025 from https://www.earthquaketracker.org/earthquakes/event/us6000gf1c/