Latest See all | Mag. 2.6 earthquake Egypt: Mediterranean Sea - 251.0 km SW of Pafos - May 14, 2024 - |
Strongest since 2023 | Mag. 4.4 Egypt - Jan 23, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 14, 06:43 am (GMT +2) | 2.6 30 km | 151 km (94 mi) to the N | Egypt: Mediterranean Sea, 251.0 km SW of Pafos | Info | |
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 12, 03:03 am (GMT +2) | 2.9 30 km | 60 km (37 mi) to the NE | Eastern Mediterranean, 64 km north of Al ‘Arīsh, North Sinai, Egypt | Info | |
Sunday, March 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 10, 09:47 pm (Jerusalem) | 2.2 26 km | 77 km (48 mi) to the NE | Israel: Arava | Info | |
Saturday, March 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 10, 12:04 am (Cairo) | 3.7 3.3 km | Egypt | Info | ||
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 6, 02:40 am (Riyadh) | 2.7 74 km | 55 km (34 mi) to the E | 141 km west of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia | Info | |
Mar 5, 02:55 pm (GMT +2) | 3.3 7.5 km | 153 km (95 mi) to the N | Egypt: Akdeniz 1 report | Info | |
Friday, February 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Feb 23, 08:52 pm (Cairo) | 2.1 24 km | Egypt: East-Sinai | Info | ||
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Feb 20, 10:20 pm (GMT +2) | 2.3 45 km | 125 km (78 mi) to the N | Egypt: Mediterranean Sea, 238.0 Km S of Pafos | Info | |
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Jan 23, 02:18 pm (Cairo) | 4.4 23 km | Egypt 11 reports | Info |
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Egypt has relatively few earthquakes. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 96 quakes on average per year in Egypt. However, Egypt has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
On average, Egypt has about 33.9 quakes of magnitude 2 or higher per year.
The last earthquake in Egypt occurred 5 weeks ago and had a magnitude of 2.6:
A light magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean near the coast of Egypt in the early morning of Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 6.43 am local time (GMT +2). The quake had a very shallow depth of 30 km (19 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Since 2023, Egypt has been shaken by 8 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 6 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 7 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Egypt since 2023 had a magnitude of 4.4 and occurred 21 weeks ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit 43 km (27 mi) away from Latonpolis, Qena, Egypt, in the early afternoon of Tuesday, Jan 23, 2024 at 2.18 pm local time (Africa/Cairo GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 23 km (14 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter.
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