M4.5 earthquake 31 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt

Magnitude

4.5 (ML, local (Richter)), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Dec 15, 1995, 9:00 AM GMT+3

UTC

1995-12-15 06:00:07 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

28.772° N, 34.746° E

Region

Egypt

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Ḩaql, Saudi ArabiaPopulation 25,649. Forecast60 kmSSW
• Tabuk, Saudi ArabiaPopulation 667,000. Forecast183 kmWNW
• Cairo, EgyptPopulation 9,606,916. Forecast368 kmESE

After

1. 4.023 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptTue, Dec 19, 3:32 PM GMT+3 · 11244 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
2. 4.422 km E of Aqaba, JordanSat, Dec 23, 8:28 AM GMT+2 · 11241 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
3. 4.242 km SE of Tala Bay, JordanMon, Dec 25, 2:04 AM GMT+3 · 11239 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
4. 5.139 km SE of Tala Bay, JordanTue, Dec 26, 9:19 AM GMT+3 · 11238 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
5. 4.025 km SE of Tala Bay, JordanThu, Dec 28, 5:22 PM GMT+3 · 11235 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
6. 3.217 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Jan 1, 8:17 AM GMT+3 · 11232 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
7. 3.229 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Jan 1, 1:28 PM GMT+3 · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
8. 3.217 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Jan 1, 8:03 PM GMT+3 · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
9. 3.228 km NNE of Dahab, EgyptTue, Jan 2, 2:25 AM GMT+3 · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
10. 3.830 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptTue, Jan 2, 6:22 AM GMT+3 · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
11. 3.327 km NNW of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptTue, Jan 2, 1:36 PM GMT+3 · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
12. 3.314 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptTue, Jan 2, 4:14 PM GMT+3 · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
13. 3.931 km NW of Dahab, EgyptTue, Jan 2, 9:14 PM GMT+2 · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
14. 4.946 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptWed, Jan 3, 1:05 PM GMT+3 · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
15. 4.028 km NE of Dahab, EgyptWed, Jan 3, 1:11 PM GMT+3 · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
16. 3.935 km NE of Dahab, EgyptWed, Jan 3, 2:04 PM GMT+3 · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
17. 3.512 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptWed, Jan 3, 4:22 PM GMT+3 · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
18. 4.034 km NE of Dahab, EgyptThu, Jan 4, 10:31 AM GMT+3 · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
19. 4.434 km NE of Dahab, EgyptThu, Jan 4, 5:24 PM GMT+3 · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
20. 4.331 km NE of Dahab, EgyptThu, Jan 4, 7:25 PM GMT+3 · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
21. 4.035 km NE of Dahab, EgyptThu, Jan 4, 8:22 PM GMT+3 · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
22. 3.628 km NE of Dahab, EgyptThu, Jan 4, 8:34 PM GMT+3 · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
23. 3.932 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptSat, Jan 6, 10:36 AM GMT+3 · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
24. 3.717 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptSat, Jan 6, 11:53 PM GMT+3 · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
25. 3.532 km NNE of Dahab, EgyptSun, Jan 7, 7:06 PM GMT+3 · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
26. 3.232 km NNE of Dahab, EgyptSun, Jan 7, 8:07 PM GMT+3 · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
27. 3.835 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptSun, Jan 7, 9:48 PM GMT+3 · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
28. 3.334 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptSun, Jan 7, 9:53 PM GMT+3 · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
29. 4.023 km NNE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Jan 8, 4:18 PM GMT+3 · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
30. 3.816 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptTue, Jan 9, 12:43 AM GMT+3 · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
31. 3.816 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptTue, Jan 9, 3:10 AM GMT+3 · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
32. 3.441 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptTue, Jan 9, 10:14 PM GMT+3 · 11223 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
33. 4.327 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptSat, Jan 13, 8:47 PM GMT+3 · 11219 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
34. 3.820 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptTue, Jan 16, 9:17 AM GMT+3 · 11217 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
35. 3.829 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptTue, Jan 23, 6:17 AM GMT+3 · 11210 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
36. 4.054 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptWed, Jan 24, 6:05 PM GMT+3 · 11208 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
37. 4.220 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptWed, Jan 31, 12:53 PM GMT+3 · 11201 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
38. 2.822 km NE of Dahab, EgyptThu, Feb 1, 11:09 AM GMT+3 · 11201 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
39. 3.1EgyptThu, Feb 1, 11:59 AM GMT+3 · 11201 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
40. 4.430 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptFri, Feb 2, 4:15 PM GMT+3 · 11199 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
41. 4.520 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptFri, Feb 2, 5:42 PM GMT+3 · 11199 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
42. 4.019 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptSat, Feb 3, 12:14 AM GMT+3 · 11199 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
43. 3.810 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptSun, Feb 4, 10:23 AM GMT+3 · 11198 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
44. 4.310 km ESE of Tala Bay, JordanSun, Feb 4, 7:20 PM GMT+3 · 11197 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
45. 4.193 km E of Dahab, EgyptMon, Feb 12, 5:57 AM GMT+3 · 11190 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
46. 4.118 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Feb 12, 4:51 PM GMT+3 · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
47. 3.022 km NNE of Dahab, EgyptMon, Feb 12, 7:11 PM GMT+3 · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
48. 3.417 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Feb 12, 8:48 PM GMT+3 · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
49. 4.1102 km W of Tabuk, Saudi ArabiaMon, Feb 12, 9:23 PM GMT+3 · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
50. 2.551 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Feb 12, 10:24 PM GMT+3 · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
51. 3.037 km SSE of Tala Bay, JordanMon, Feb 12, 11:36 PM GMT+3 · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

Before

1. 4.215 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptThu, Dec 14, 7:51 AM GMT+3 · 11250 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
2. 4.221 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptThu, Dec 14, 6:53 AM GMT+3 · 11250 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
3. 4.611 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Dec 11, 9:35 PM GMT+3 · 11252 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
4. 4.021 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Dec 11, 3:45 PM GMT+3 · 11252 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
5. 4.594 km ESE of Dahab, EgyptMon, Dec 11, 1:54 PM GMT+3 · 11252 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
6. 5.018 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Dec 11, 4:32 AM GMT+3 · 11253 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
7. 4.328 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptSun, Dec 10, 6:32 PM GMT+3 · 11253 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
8. 4.385 km SE of Tala Bay, JordanSun, Dec 10, 3:31 AM GMT+3 · 11254 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
9. 4.414 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptFri, Dec 8, 7:12 AM GMT+3 · 11256 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
10. 4.020 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptWed, Dec 6, 8:57 PM GMT+3 · 11257 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
11. 4.737 km SSE of Tala Bay, JordanWed, Dec 6, 12:47 PM GMT+3 · 11257 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
12. 4.312 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptWed, Dec 6, 5:57 AM GMT+3 · 11258 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
13. 4.341 km ESE of Tala Bay, JordanTue, Dec 5, 4:17 PM GMT+3 · 11258 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
14. 4.319 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Dec 4, 8:56 PM GMT+3 · 11259 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
15. 4.117 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Dec 4, 3:39 PM GMT+3 · 11259 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
16. 4.735 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Dec 4, 10:34 AM GMT+3 · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
17. 4.265 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptMon, Dec 4, 5:45 AM GMT+3 · 11260 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
18. 4.269 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptSun, Dec 3, 10:54 AM GMT+3 · 11261 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
19. 4.455 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, EgyptSat, Dec 2, 10:55 AM GMT+3 · 11262 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
20. 3.725 km SSE of Tala Bay, JordanSat, Dec 2, 9:09 AM GMT+3 · 11262 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000790m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.