6.0M Earthquake Event: Owen Fracture Zone Region

Natural Hazard – Strong Earthquake Event

Owen Fracture Zone Region –  Arabian Sea – Yemen | Socotra , Hadibu, Hadramaut
Time: 2014-07-19 09:14:01 UTC-05:00
Magnitude: 6.0
Location: 11.752°N 57.563°E
Depth: 10.0km (6.2mi) Shallow
Epicenter Location: Owen Fracture Zone Region
Area Affected: No people within 100km
Area affected Offshore
Injuries:
Fatalities: 

Event Map: 6.0 (MB) Owen Fracture Zone Region This is a product of the GEOFON Extended Virtual Network (GEVN) and credit belongs to all involved institutions.

The earthquake occurred in in the Arabian Sea, 396km (246mi) ESE of Hadibu, Hadramaut, Yemen (population 8,545) . The maximum altitude nearby is 1,503 m (4,931 ft).

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Waveform: 6.0 (MB) – Owen Fracture Zone Region, 396km (246mi) ESE of Tamrida, Yemen. July 19, 2014, 2:14 p.m. This event plot shows 1 hour of data from the nearest available seismic station in the Global Seismographic Network. Univ. of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (24.9453° N x 56.2042° E)

No tsunami statement issued

Population:
1331 km S of Muscat, Oman / pop: 797,000
718 km SE of Şalālah, Oman / pop: 163,140
424 km E of Tamrida, Yemen / pop: 8,545

More Information:
USGS/NEIC Denver, USA
GeoForschungsZentrum (GEOFON) Potsdam, Germany