Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes in Gulf of Aden

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday morning in the Gulf of Aden, between Somalia and Yemen, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The shallow quake hit at 12:07 am local time (2107 GMT Thursday), about 145 kilometers off the Somali coast, the USGS added.

The Egyptian Gazette reported a higher magnitude of 6.2 for the quake that hit the Eastern Gulf of Aden at 2107 GMT on Thursday (1:07 AM Gulf, 6:07 am Beijing time on Friday), quoting the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.