Egypt earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 20 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt on Thu, Nov 23, 1995, 12:16 AM GMT+2 (22:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 23 km WSW of Tala Bay, Jordan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mw), moderate
Local time: Thu, Nov 23, 1995, 12:16 AM GMT+2
UTC: 1995-11-22 22:16:53 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 28.520° N, 34.701° E
Region: Egypt
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 71.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00077a3 (also filed as gcmtb112295e, gcmt19951122221653, iscgem70641). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.