The Dhamar province of Yemen Arab Republic was shaken on December 13, 1982 by a moderate earthquake. The earthquake caused considerable loss of life and different degrees of damage to the traditional houses in the areа. The most prevalent form of construction consisting of stone masonry and adobe suffered very extensive damage. The destruction of houses was mainly due to failure of superstructure and none due to movement of foundations. Ground ruptures, failure of dry packed stone retaining walls, rock fall and rupture of stone on hill sides were also observed. An above ground reinforced concrete water tank also collapsed. An isoscismal map of the earthquake damaged area has also been presented.