Egypt earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 17 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 17 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt on Mon, Jan 1, 1996, 8:03 PM GMT+3 (17:03 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, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-01-01 17:03:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.205° N, 34.666° 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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.228 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.830 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.327 km NNW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.314 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.931 km NW of Dahab, Egypt · 11230 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.946 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.028 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.935 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.512 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.034 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.434 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.331 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.035 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.628 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11228 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.932 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.717 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 3.532 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.232 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.835 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.334 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 4.023 km NNE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.816 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.816 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.441 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11223 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 4.327 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11219 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.820 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11216 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 3.829 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11210 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 4.054 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11208 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.220 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11201 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.822 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11200 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.1Egypt · 11200 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 4.430 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11199 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 4.520 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11199 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 4.019 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11199 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 3.810 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11197 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 4.125 km NW of Eilat, Israel · 11197 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 4.310 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11197 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 4.118 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.022 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 3.417 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.551 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 3.037 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 3.236 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11188 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 3.230 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11187 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.835 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11186 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 3.030 km N of Dahab, Egypt · 11186 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.921 km WSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11183 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 3.19 km W of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11182 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 5.3Egypt · 11180 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 4.026 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11175 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 5.038 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11175 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.229 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.217 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11231 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.025 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11235 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 5.139 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11237 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.242 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11239 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.422 km E of Aqaba, Jordan · 11240 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.023 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11244 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.531 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11248 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.215 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11249 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.221 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11249 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.611 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11252 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.021 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11252 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 5.018 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11253 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.328 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11253 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.385 km SE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11254 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.414 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11255 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.020 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11257 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.737 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11257 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.312 km NE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11258 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.341 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11258 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007a2g. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.