Egypt earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 29 km ESE of Dahab, Egypt

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Dahab, Egypt on Tue, Aug 3, 1993, 4:33 PM GMT+3 (13:33 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
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1993-08-03 13:33:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.405° N, 34.780° 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 2.0 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.119 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.729 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.635 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.610 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.722 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.427 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12107 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.634 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12105 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.723 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 12101 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.313 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12101 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.233 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12099 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.923 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12098 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.531 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12093 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.414 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12070 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.922 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12062 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 5.317 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 5.130 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 6.127 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.513 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.725 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12114 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.723 km S of Dahab, Egypt · 12119 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005xwh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.