M4.5 earthquake 24 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt on Thu, Feb 3, 1983, 8:32 PM GMT+3 (17:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 25 km SW of Tala Bay, Jordan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-03 17:32:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.188° N, 34.863° E
- Region
- Egypt
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.515 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 15945 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.825 km SW of Tala Bay, Jordan · 15945 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001stv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC.