Egypt earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt on Fri, Nov 24, 1995, 7:43 PM GMT+3 (16:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 39 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1995-11-24 16:43:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.941° N, 34.710° 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 1.9 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.226 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11267 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.818 km ENE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11266 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.110 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11266 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.225 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11266 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.635 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11266 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.528 km ENE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11263 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.425 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11263 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.115 km WSW of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11263 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.424 km N of Dahab, Egypt · 11261 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.420 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.932 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.428 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.725 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.455 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.269 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11259 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.265 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11258 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.735 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11258 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.117 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11257 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.319 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11257 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.341 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11256 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.312 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11256 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 4.737 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11256 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.020 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11255 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 4.414 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11254 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 4.385 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11252 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 4.328 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11251 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 5.018 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11251 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 4.594 km ESE of Dahab, Egypt · 11251 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 4.021 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11250 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 4.611 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11250 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 4.221 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11248 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.215 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11248 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 4.531 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11247 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 4.023 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11242 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 4.422 km E of Aqaba, Jordan · 11239 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 4.242 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11237 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 5.139 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11236 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 4.025 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11233 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 3.217 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 3.229 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 3.217 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 3.228 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 3.830 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.327 km NNW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 3.314 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 3.931 km NW of Dahab, Egypt · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 4.946 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 4.028 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 3.935 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 3.512 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 4.034 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 4.434 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 4.331 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 4.035 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 3.628 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 3.932 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 3.717 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 3.532 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11223 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 3.232 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11223 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 3.835 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11223 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 4.514 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11268 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.426 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11268 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.945 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 11268 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 5.723 km WSW of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11268 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.636 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11269 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 5.420 km ENE of Dahab, Egypt · 11269 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.412 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11269 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 5.150 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 11269 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.935 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11269 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.075 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11270 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.47 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11270 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.84 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11270 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 7.227 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11270 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00077e3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.