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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 2.4 N°, 44 E°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 14.4 N°, 56 E° 		Overview Map
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.        
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
THREE 11-Nov-2013 40.0 52.0 W 9.0 Tropical Storm mb 8.4 N / 50 E
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.            
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.        

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
1
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Nov 22 1991 00:00 4.7 10 10 YEMEN: WESTERN ARABIAN PENINSULA 13.89° N / 44.07° E
Sep 05 1387 00:00 0.0 0 0 YEMEN: ADEN (ADAN) 12.4° N / 45.1° E
Jan 01 1377 00:00 0.0 0 0 YEMEN: ADEN (ADAN) 12.4° N / 45.1° E
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Nov 22 1991 00:00 4.7 10 10 YEMEN: WESTERN ARABIAN PENINSULA 13.89° N / 44.07° E
Sep 05 1387 00:00 0.0 0 0 YEMEN: ADEN (ADAN) 12.4° N / 45.1° E
Jan 01 1377 00:00 0.0 0 0 YEMEN: ADEN (ADAN) 12.4° N / 45.1° E

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
1
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
HIBSHI MOUNTAIN Dec 15 2000 00:00 2.0 YEMEN 14.0° N / 44.0° E
SAWAD, HARRA ES- Jan 01 1253 00:00 3.0 ARABIA-S 13.58° N / 46.12° E

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Dec 26 2004 00:00 SOMALIA EYL 9.5 0 7.95° N / 49.84° E
Aug 27 1883 15:00 YEMEN ADEN 0.2 0 12.78° N / 45.05° E
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Dec 26 2004 00:00 SOMALIA EYL 9.5 0 7.95° N / 49.84° E
Aug 27 1883 15:00 YEMEN ADEN 0.2 0 12.78° N / 45.05° E

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude VIII

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
154-177

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
10,498,151 86,223
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
10,969,726 66,970
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
11,885,282 41,701
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
12,238,697 57,871
Countries
Country
Ethiopia
Somalia
Yemen
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
Yemen Aden 250,000 to 500,000 Other 12.77° N / 45.04° E
Yemen Ta'izz 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 13.57° N / 44.01° E
Somalia Hargeysa 50,000 to 100,000 Provincial capital 9.56° N / 44.06° E
Somalia Beledweyne Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 4.73° N / 45.2° E
Somalia Boosaaso Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 11.26° N / 49.17° E
Somalia Burao Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 9.53° N / 45.53° E
Somalia Ceerigaabo Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 10.58° N / 47.33° E
Somalia Dhuusa Mareeb Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 5.74° N / 46.51° E
Somalia Gaalkacyo Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 6.77° N / 47.42° E
Somalia Garoowe Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 8.4° N / 48.48° E
Somalia Jawhar Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 2.8° N / 45.5° E
Somalia Laascaanood Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 8.43° N / 47.32° E
Yemen Al Bayda Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 13.98° N / 45.57° E
Yemen Ibb Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 13.97° N / 44.18° E
Yemen Lahij Less than 50,000 Provincial capital 13.03° N / 44.9° E

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
BALEDOGLE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00300 2.67° N / 44.79° E
BERBERA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00030 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=HCMI 10.39° N / 44.94° E
HARGEISA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04423 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=HCMH 9.52° N / 44.09° E
SOCOTRA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00150 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=OYSQ 12.63° N / 53.91° E
GANED Active civil airport 04600 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=OYTZ 13.69° N / 44.14° E
ADEN INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00012 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=OYAA 12.83° N / 45.03° E
AL ANAD Active military airport 00900 13.17° N / 44.77° E
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.      

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 1,487 0.08
Rural 607,141 34
Not classified 1,153,381 65
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Open Shrublands 443,032 73
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 120,262 20
Closed Shrublands 36,972 6
Grasslands 5,789 0.9
Savannas 1,668 0.3
Woody Savannas 1,199 0.2
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 645 0.1
Unclassified 801 0.1
Croplands 491 0.08
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 34 0.01
Urban and Built-Up 45 0.01
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 13 0
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 19 0
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 28 0
Mixed Forests 24 0
Permanent Wetlands 1 0
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-3 3,149 569
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Nov Dec Jan
low 18.9 18.4 17.7
high 30.7 29.8 29.5
Average Precipitation
  Nov Dec Jan
mm/day 0.7 0.2 0.1
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.            

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