Egypt earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 35 km NE of Dahab, Egypt

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 35 km NE of Dahab, Egypt on Tue, Aug 3, 1993, 8:50 PM GMT+3 (17:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 22 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1993-08-03 17:50:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.668° N, 34.786° 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 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.610 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.722 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.427 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.634 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12107 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.723 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 12104 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.313 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12104 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.233 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12101 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.923 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12101 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.531 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12096 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.414 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12073 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.922 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12065 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 5.729 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.119 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.029 km ESE of Dahab, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 5.317 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 5.130 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 6.127 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.513 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.442 km NNW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12116 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.725 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12117 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.723 km S of Dahab, Egypt · 12122 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005xwy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.