M3.1 earthquake 31 km NE of Dahab, Egypt
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Dahab, Egypt on Thu, Nov 25, 1993, 5:54 AM GMT+3 (02:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 29 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1993-11-25 02:54:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.712° N, 34.676° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.529 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11986 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.113 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11960 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.9Egypt · 11959 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000646c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.