Minor earthquake recorded near Sana’a

Minor earthquake recorded near Sana’a

The head of the Earthquake and Volcano Monitoring and Study Center in Dhamar province, Engineer Mohammed Hussein Al-Houthi, reported on Monday  that a minor earthquake was recorded southwest of the capital, Sana’a.

In a post shared on Facebook, Engineer Al-Houthi stated that the center’s monitoring stations detected the tremor at 11:59 p.m., measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale.

He noted that the epicenter was located in the Al-Hataresh area, approximately 17 km of southwest Sana’a, emphasizing that the quake was minor.

Al-Houthi further stated that monitoring teams continue to work tirelessly around the clock to track any seismic activity in the region and neighboring provinces.