M3.4 earthquake 14 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt on Mon, Sep 13, 1993, 2:15 AM GMT+3 (23:15 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 24 km NE of Dahab, Egypt. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1993-09-12 23:15:54 UTC
- Depth
- 23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.594° N, 34.578° E
- Region
- Egypt
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.922 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12061 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.727 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12048 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.732 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12041 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.819 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12033 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12031 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.924 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12017 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.929 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12013 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000607x. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.