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
editSeismic 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
edit| 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 | 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
edit- Ambraseys, NN; Melville, CP; Adams, RD (2005), The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521020251