Egypt: 5.02 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes South Sinai
5.02 Magnitude Earthquake North of Dahab, No Casualties Reported
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
Stations of the National Seismic Network, operated by the National Institute of Astronomical and Geophysical Research in Egypt, recorded a magnitude 5.02 earthquake on the Richter scale today, Wednesday, at a distance of 70 kilometers north of Dahab city in the South Sinai Governorate.
The institute stated in a press release that the quake occurred at 11:24 a.m. local time (9:24 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time) at a depth of 26.22 kilometers, at coordinates 29.30 degrees north latitude and 34.92 degrees east longitude.
The institute noted that residents felt the tremor, with no casualties or property damage reported, and confirmed that the earthquake and its aftershocks are being monitored through the stations of the National Seismic Network.
