Egypt earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 31 km NW of Dahab, Egypt

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Dahab, Egypt on Tue, Jan 2, 1996, 9:14 PM GMT+2 (19:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Egypt. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1996-01-02 19:14:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.711° N, 34.297° E
Region
Egypt
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.946 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.028 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.935 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.512 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.034 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11223 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.434 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11223 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.331 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11223 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.035 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11223 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.628 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11223 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.932 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11221 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.717 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11221 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.532 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11220 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.232 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11220 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.835 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11220 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.334 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11220 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.023 km NNE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11219 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.816 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11219 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.816 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11219 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.441 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11218 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.327 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11214 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 3.820 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11211 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.829 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11205 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 4.054 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11203 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.220 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11196 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.822 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 3.1Egypt · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 4.430 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11194 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.520 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11194 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 4.019 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11194 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 3.810 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11192 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 4.118 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.022 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 3.417 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.551 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 3.037 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 3.236 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11183 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 3.230 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11182 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.835 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11181 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 3.030 km N of Dahab, Egypt · 11181 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.921 km WSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11178 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 3.19 km W of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11177 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 5.3Egypt · 11176 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 4.026 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11170 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 5.038 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11170 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.314 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.327 km NNW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.830 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.228 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.217 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.229 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.217 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.025 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.023 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11239 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.531 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11243 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.215 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11245 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.221 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11245 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.611 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11247 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.021 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11247 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 5.018 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11248 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.328 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11248 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.414 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11251 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.020 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11252 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.737 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11252 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.312 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11253 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007a6x. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.