Egypt earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 51 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 51 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt on Mon, Feb 12, 1996, 10:24 PM GMT+3 (19:24 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
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-02-12 19:24:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.755° N, 35.070° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.037 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11191 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.236 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11190 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.230 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11189 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.835 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11188 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.030 km N of Dahab, Egypt · 11188 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.921 km WSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11185 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.19 km W of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 5.3Egypt · 11182 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.026 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11177 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 5.038 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11177 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.217 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11132 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.1102 km W of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia · 11191 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.417 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11191 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.022 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11191 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.118 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11191 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.193 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 11192 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.310 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11199 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.810 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11199 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.019 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11201 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.520 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11201 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.430 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11201 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.1Egypt · 11202 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.822 km NE of Dahab, Egypt · 11202 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.220 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11203 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.054 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11210 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.829 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11212 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.820 km E of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11218 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007cu4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.