M3.7 earthquake 32 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 32 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt on Sun, Oct 10, 1993, 2:17 PM GMT+3 (11:17 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.
Map
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
- 1993-10-10 11:17:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.756° N, 34.620° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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
- 4.819 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12037 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12034 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.924 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12021 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.929 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12016 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.830 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12000 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.131 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11999 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.529 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11989 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayEgypt earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00061rm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.