M3.7 earthquake 27 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 27 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt on Sun, Oct 3, 1993, 8:49 PM GMT+3 (17:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 24 km NE of Dahab, 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1993-10-03 17:49:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.803° N, 34.656° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.732 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12046 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.819 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12038 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12036 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.924 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12022 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.929 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12018 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.830 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12001 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.131 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12000 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 usp00061e8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.