August 24, 2002 Earthquake: Cairo, Egypt
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Cairo, Egypt on August 24, 2002 at 20:01:18 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- August 24, 2002
- Time
- 20:01:18 UTC
- Place
- Cairo, Egypt
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.200° N, 31.410° E
- Country
- Egypt
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 44
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
At least 44 houses damaged at Cairo. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 2002The 2000sEvery quake the USGS located in 2002Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5645.