Egypt earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 23 km S of Dahab, Egypt

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 23 km S of Dahab, Egypt on Mon, Jul 26, 1993, 3:07 AM GMT+3 (00:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 27 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1993-07-26 00:07:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.274° N, 34.485° E
Region
Egypt
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.725 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12112 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.513 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 6.127 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 5.130 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 5.317 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 5.029 km ESE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 5.119 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 5.729 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.635 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.610 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.722 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.427 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12105 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.634 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12103 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.723 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 12099 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.233 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12097 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.923 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12096 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.531 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12092 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.414 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12069 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.922 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12061 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005xd5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.