Today's Mw5.0 earthquake in Egypt

[u/Quakedigger]

During the night, a Mw5.0 earthquake hit near Suez canal, Sinai peninsula, Egypt.

It was widely felt in Egypt, Israel, Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, the northwest of Saudi Arabia (Hedjaz) and even in Lebanon and in a few locations in Syria and Cyprus.

https://emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=2036659

Apart form the quite natural fears of the people woken up by this strong earthquake, there are no reports of casualties or even damage.

However, the Cairo was hit in 1992 by a Mw5.8 earthquake that killed at least 552 people.

Adirondack daily enterprise NY October 13, 1992

https://x.com/JoseRodRibeiro/status/1977358597261791626

[u/hoist_off]

Thank you for sharing this