Egypt earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 38 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 38 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt on Mon, Feb 26, 1996, 10:17 AM GMT+3 (07:17 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1996-02-26 07:17:28 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.732° N, 34.822° E
Region
Egypt
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.217 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11128 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.827 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11127 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.911 km S of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11124 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.026 km SW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11173 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 5.3Egypt · 11179 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.19 km W of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11180 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.921 km WSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11181 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.030 km N of Dahab, Egypt · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.835 km S of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11184 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.230 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11185 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.236 km ESE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11186 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.037 km SSE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11187 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.551 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11187 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.1102 km W of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia · 11187 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.417 km SSW of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11187 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.022 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt · 11187 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.118 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11187 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.193 km E of Dahab, Egypt · 11188 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.310 km ESE of Tala Bay, Jordan · 11195 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.810 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.019 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11197 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.520 km N of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11197 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.430 km SE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt · 11197 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007dym. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.