M4.0 earthquake 7 km SSE of Dahab, Egypt
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Dahab, Egypt on Tue, Feb 1, 1994, 12:57 AM GMT+2 (22:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 19 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1994-01-31 22:57:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.423° N, 34.535° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.772 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 11921 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.119 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11913 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00067tr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.