Egypt earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 23 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt on Fri, Aug 13, 1993, 3:31 AM GMT+3 (00:31 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1993-08-13 00:31:43 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.561° N, 34.716° 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 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.313 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12100 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.233 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12098 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.923 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12097 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.531 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12092 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.414 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12069 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.922 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12061 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.727 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12049 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.732 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12042 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.634 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12104 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.427 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12106 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.722 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.610 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.635 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 5.729 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 5.119 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 5.029 km ESE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 5.317 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 5.130 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 6.127 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.513 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12110 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.442 km NNW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.725 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12113 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.723 km S of Dahab, Egypt · 12118 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005yey. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.