Egypt earthquakes

M6.1 earthquake 27 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt on Tue, Aug 3, 1993, 3:43 PM GMT+3 (12:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.1 (mw), strong
Local time: Tue, Aug 3, 1993, 3:43 PM GMT+3
UTC: 1993-08-03 12:43:05 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 28.729° N, 34.553° E
Region: Egypt
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 29.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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How well it is located

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005xw9 (also filed as choy19930803124305, gcmtc080393g, gcmt19930803124304, iscgem211225, atlas19930803124305). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.