Egypt earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 36 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt on Thu, Nov 23, 1995, 6:05 AM GMT+3 (03:05 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1995-11-23 03:05:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.726° N, 34.768° E
Region
Egypt
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.723 km WSW of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11271 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.945 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 11270 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.426 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11270 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.514 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11270 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.912 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11270 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.226 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11269 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.818 km ENE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11269 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.110 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11268 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.225 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11268 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.635 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11268 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.528 km ENE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11266 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.425 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11265 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.115 km WSW of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11265 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.424 km N of Dahab, Egypt · 11263 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.420 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11263 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.932 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11262 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.428 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11262 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.725 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11262 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.455 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11262 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.269 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11261 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.265 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 4.735 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 4.117 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.319 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 4.341 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11259 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 4.312 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11258 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 4.737 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11258 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.020 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11258 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 4.414 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11256 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 4.385 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11254 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 4.328 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11254 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 5.018 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11253 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 4.594 km ESE of Dahab, Egypt · 11253 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 4.021 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11253 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 4.611 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11253 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 4.221 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11250 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 4.215 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11250 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 4.531 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11249 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 4.023 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11245 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 4.242 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11239 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 5.139 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11238 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 4.025 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11236 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 3.217 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11232 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 3.229 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11232 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 3.217 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11232 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 3.228 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 3.830 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 3.327 km NNW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 3.314 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 3.931 km NW of Dahab, Egypt · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 4.946 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 4.028 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 3.935 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 3.512 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 4.034 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 4.434 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 4.331 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 4.035 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 3.628 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.932 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 5.420 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 11271 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.412 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11272 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 5.150 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 11272 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.935 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11272 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.075 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11272 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.47 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11272 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.84 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11272 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 7.227 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11272 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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