Egypt earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 43 km NNW of Saint Catherine, Egypt

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 43 km NNW of Saint Catherine, Egypt on Tue, Aug 3, 1993, 6:42 PM GMT+3 (15:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 29 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1993-08-03 15:42:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.886° N, 33.706° 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 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.729 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.610 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.722 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.427 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12106 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.634 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12104 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.313 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12100 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.233 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12098 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.923 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12097 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.531 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12092 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.414 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12069 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.922 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12061 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 5.119 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.679 km W of Eilat, Israel · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 6.127 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.513 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.442 km NNW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 12112 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005xwp. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.