Israel earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 25 km NW of Eilat, Israel

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Eilat, Israel on Sun, Feb 4, 1996, 2:16 PM GMT+2 (12:16 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
4.1 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-02-04 12:16:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.746° N, 34.796° E
Region
Israel
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.310 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11200 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.118 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11192 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.417 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11192 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.037 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11192 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.236 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11191 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.835 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.921 km WSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11186 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.19 km W of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11185 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 5.3Egypt · 11183 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.810 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11200 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.019 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11202 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.520 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11202 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.430 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11202 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.1Egypt · 11203 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.220 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11204 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.829 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11212 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.820 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11219 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.816 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.816 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.023 km NNE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.717 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.932 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007can. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.