Earthquake hits Yemen’s Hodieda

HODEIDA, Sept. 06 (YPA) – An earthquake measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale struck Al Mansouriya district in Hodeida province, west of Yemen.

Head of earthquake and volcano monitoring and study center, Mohammed Hussein Mutahhar Al-Houthi, confirmed that monitoring stations recorded a mild earthquake in Al-Mansouriyah, measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale, at 5:51 p.m. on Friday.

He pointed out that the earthquake occurred 20 km northeast of the district.

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