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M5.1 Earthquake near OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION

UTC time: 2025-07-18 11:15:17 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
8.1 km
Source
EMSC

OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION

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M5.1 Earthquake near OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION · 2025-07-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION · 2025-07-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION on July 18, 2025 at 11:15 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
ec9060707cd81c91e88dfb588f13be00b11e8f6b
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
8.1 km
UTC time
2025-07-18 11:15:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
14.61250, 56.00280
Temperature
25.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.1 km
Shallow
8.1 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Salalah336.4 kmNW163'140
Mukalla740.3 kmW594'951

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No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥49
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-06-16

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.92025-06-16 10:09:37 UTC117.6 kmOwen Fracture Zone Region M4.92025-06-16 09:08:29 UTC120.2 km255 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman M4.92025-06-16 09:08:29 UTC106.6 kmOWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION M4.82025-06-16 10:09:36 UTC131.0 km251 km SSE of Şalālah, Oman M4.82025-06-16 10:09:36 UTC118.7 kmOWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION

Stats (last 24h)

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