M3.9 earthquake Egypt
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in Egypt on Sat, Jan 1, 1994, 6:10 AM GMT+3 (03:10 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1994-01-01 03:10:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.647° N, 34.609° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.040 km ESE of Dahab, Egypt · 11929 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.07 km SSE of Dahab, Egypt · 11929 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.772 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 11921 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.119 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11912 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00065wg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.