List of earthquakes in Egypt

This is a list of earthquakes in Egypt, including earthquakes that either had their epicenter in Egypt, or caused significant damage in Egypt.

Seismic hazard for the Eastern Mediterranean from the Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP) in terms of peak ground acceleration with a 10% chance of being exceeded (or a 90% chance of not being exceeded) within the next 50 years

Seismic hazard

Seismic hazard in Egypt is highest at the southern end of the Gulf of Suez, the northern Red Sea and around the Gulf of Aqaba, the location of the active plate boundaries. The highest risk is the southern end of the Dead Sea Transform.

Notable earthquakes

Date	Time‡	Place	Lat	Long	Fatalities	Mag.	Comments	Sources
November 27, 885		Cairo	30.0	31.1	1,000	X		[1]
March 18, 1068	morning	Hejaz see 1068 Near East earthquake	29.5	34.95	~20,000	≥7.0	Affected a wide area of Egypt, Sinai, Hejaz. The location given is the macroseismic epicenter, although the earthquake was probably located in the Gulf of Aqaba
September 2, 1754		Cairo see 1754 Cairo earthquake	30.8	31.0	40,000		The death toll is questioned, but is not unreasonable for a shallow earthquake in an area of high population density	[2]
August 7, 1847		Faiyum	29.5	30.5	185	XI		[3]
October 12, 1856	02:38 or 02:45	Crete, Greece see 1856 Heraklion earthquake	35.5	26.0	10+	7.7-8.3 Mw	Despite having an epicenter off the Greek islands, the earthquake was so powerful that in Egypt, intensity VIII was experienced. This caused damage to Alexandria, Cairo and the Nile delta with several deaths.
September 12, 1955	06:09	Offshore Alexandria see 1955 Alexandria earthquake	32.2	29.6	18	6.3 Ms	89 injured
March 31, 1969	07:15	Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh see 1969 Sharm El Sheikh earthquake	27.58	33.9	2	6.6 Mw	15 injured
October 12, 1992	13:09	Dahshur, Egypt see 1992 Cairo earthquake	29.778	31.144	561	5.8 mb	12,392 injured	[4]
November 22, 1995	04:15	Gulf of Aqaba see 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake	28.826	34.799	9–12	7.3 Mw	30–69 injured

See also

• Geology of Egypt

References

1. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. "Significant Earthquake Information". doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. "Significant Earthquake Information". doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
3. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. "Significant Earthquake Information". doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
4. "رئيس الوزراء فى حديث"للاهرام"حول قضايا الساعه:شقه جديده بالمرافق خلال هذا الشهر لكل من انهار مسكنه". Al-Ahram. 1 November 1992. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

Further reading

• Ambraseys, NN; Melville, CP; Adams, RD (2005), The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521020251