“9 Earthquakes Felt by Egyptians in 2023: Latest on Gulf of Aqaba Earthquake”

Books – Mahmoud Al-Shall:

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck the Gulf of Aqaba, northeast of Sharm el-Sheikh, in the late hours of yesterday evening, Tuesday, and it is one of 9 earthquakes felt by Egyptians this year.

The earthquake was 111 km north of Sharm el-Sheikh, according to the official statement of the Astronomy Institute.

The earthquake that the Egyptians felt, which was 4.37 degrees on the Richter scale, was not the strongest earthquake that the Egyptians felt during the year 2023, as the strongest earthquake was on February 6 and its epicenter was in Turkey.

Egyptians felt earthquakes at a rate of 1.6 months this year.

The first earthquake felt by the Egyptians was on January 25, with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale, 502 km north of the Egyptian coast, and was felt by residents of many northern governorates and the delta.

February witnessed the most earthquake period, with 3 earthquakes felt by the Egyptians affected by the earthquakes in Turkey.

While the last earthquake was what happened yesterday, Tuesday.

As for the weakest earthquake so far, it was on May 13, with a magnitude of 3.8, 33 km southwest of Al-Tur.