Egypt earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 29 km NE of Dahab, Egypt

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Dahab, Egypt on Mon, Nov 8, 1993, 4:06 AM GMT+3 (01:06 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1993-11-08 01:06:02 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.698° N, 34.673° E
Region
Egypt
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.830 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11996 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.131 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11996 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.529 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11986 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.113 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11959 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.9Egypt · 11959 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.924 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12017 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.416 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12031 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.819 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12033 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.732 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12041 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00063be. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.