A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 23:18:50 (UTC) on Saturday, January 17, 2007, in the Carlsberg Ridge region, about 640 km ESE of Qalansiyah, Socotra Island, Yemen, at a depth of 10 km.
A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred at 08:30:49 (UTC) on Saturday, December 30, 2006, in the Gulf of Aden region, about 240 km WNW of Qalansiyah, Socotra Island, Yemen, at a depth of 10 km.
