Egypt earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 17 km E of Dahab, Egypt

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 17 km E of Dahab, Egypt on Tue, Aug 3, 1993, 4:12 PM GMT+3 (13:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 29 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (ms), moderate
Local time
UTC
1993-08-03 13:12:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.504° N, 34.676° E
Region
Egypt
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.029 km ESE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 5.119 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 5.729 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.635 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.610 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.722 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.427 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12105 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.634 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12103 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.723 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 12099 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.313 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12099 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.233 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12097 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.923 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12096 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.531 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12091 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.414 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12068 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.922 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12061 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 5.130 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 6.127 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.513 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.725 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12112 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.723 km S of Dahab, Egypt · 12117 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005xwe. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.