M3.7 earthquake 33 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 33 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt on Wed, Jul 8, 2015, 5:15 AM GMT+3 (02:15 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-07-08 02:15:28 UTC
- Depth
- 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.753° N, 34.731° E
- Region
- Egypt
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 16.1 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 295°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002w5q. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.