Egypt earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 20 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 20 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt on Fri, Feb 2, 1996, 5:42 PM GMT+3 (14:42 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
4.5 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-02-02 14:42:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.235° N, 34.670° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.019 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11200 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.810 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11198 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.125 km NW of Eilat, Israel · 11198 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.310 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11198 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.118 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11190 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.022 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11190 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.417 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11190 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.551 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11190 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.037 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11190 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.236 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.230 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11188 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.835 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11187 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.030 km N of Dahab, Egypt · 11187 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.921 km WSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.19 km W of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11183 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 5.3Egypt · 11182 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.026 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11176 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 5.038 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11176 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.430 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11200 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.1Egypt · 11201 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.822 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11201 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.220 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11202 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.054 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11209 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.829 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11211 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.820 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11217 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.327 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11220 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.441 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.816 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.816 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.023 km NNE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.334 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.835 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.232 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.532 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11226 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.717 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.932 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11227 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.628 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.035 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11229 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

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