The National Seismological Network stations on Thursday morning recorded a 3.0 magnitude earthquake hitting 13 kilometers southeast of Cairo’s New Administrative Capital, head of the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research Dr. Gad Mohamed el-Qady said. Qady added that the earthquake took place at 11:33 am Cairo time. On November 22, 1995, the largest of Egypt’s earthquakes in modern history hit the city of Nuweiba on the Red Sea. Another earthquake killed 541 people in Cairo on October 12, 1992. The 5.6 magnitude quake also injured 6,522 people, destroyed 398 buildings, and left 8,000 other buildings in danger of collapsing.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 19, 2020 13:07 UTC