M3.7 earthquake 72 km E of Dahab, Egypt
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 72 km E of Dahab, Egypt on Wed, Feb 9, 1994, 6:04 PM GMT+3 (15:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km NNE 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 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1994-02-09 15:04:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.412° N, 35.233° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.119 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11913 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.632 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11865 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006892. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.