Egypt earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 32 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 32 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt on Sun, Jan 7, 1996, 8:07 PM GMT+3 (17:07 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
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1996-01-07 17:07:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.760° N, 34.585° 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.835 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11221 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.334 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11221 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.023 km NNE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11220 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.816 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11220 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.816 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11220 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.441 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11219 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.327 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11215 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.820 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11212 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.829 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11205 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.054 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11204 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.220 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11197 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.822 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11196 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.1Egypt · 11196 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.430 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.520 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.019 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.810 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11193 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.310 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11193 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.193 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 11185 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.118 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11185 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.022 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11185 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 3.417 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11185 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.551 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11185 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 3.037 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11185 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 3.236 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 3.230 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11182 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.835 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11182 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 3.030 km N of Dahab, Egypt · 11181 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.921 km WSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11179 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.19 km W of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11178 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 5.3Egypt · 11176 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 4.026 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11171 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 5.038 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11171 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.532 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11221 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.717 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11222 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.932 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11222 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.628 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.035 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.331 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.434 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.034 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.512 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.935 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.028 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.946 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.931 km NW of Dahab, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.314 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.327 km NNW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.830 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.228 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.217 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.229 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.217 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007ak9. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.