A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Nuwaybi`a in Egypt on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.14 km (7 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 17:34:02 / 5:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 34.6977° East, latitude 29.0253° North, depth = 11.14 km. Unique identifier: us10002m3f. Ids that are associated to the event: us10002m3f. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/06/15 / 2015-06-27 15:34:02 / June 27, 2015 @ 3:34 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Egypt (c. 80 472 000 pop), Israel (c. 7 354 000 pop), Jordan (c. 6 407 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 63 km (39 miles) from Aqaba (c. 95 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Eilat (c. 45 600 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Dhahab (c. 8 000 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Al Quwayrah (c. 7 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Al Quwayrah, Eilat, Aqaba.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 4 km SE of Nuwaybi`a, Egypt.
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Christine
Luxor West Bank felt nothing
Mahmoud
Yes. Ismailia, Egypt
Andrea
Sharm el sheik felt earth move for about 8 seconds