registered Stations of the national earthquake monitoring network On Thursday, corresponding to 12/29/2022, an earthquake occurred 31 kilometers southwest of Al-Tur, and its data were as follows:
Event date: 12/29/2022
Time of event: 16:54:58 local time
Strength: 4.41 on the Richter scale
Latitude: 28.02 North
Longitude: 33.42 east
Depth: 15.04km
The institute has received reports that the quake was felt, but reported no loss of life or property
The National Earthquake Network operates through 70 stations whose locations have been carefully chosen in light of the seismic history of all of Egypt.
The national earthquake network is one of the most modern networks in the world, and Egypt is one of the first countries in the world, North Africa and the Middle East in this field, as it dates back more than 150 years, and we have the largest seismic history of the world dating back more than 5 thousand years, although earthquake monitoring began with the beginning of the twentieth century, but the ancient Egyptian civilization and history earthquakes In all history books they date back more than 5 thousand years, which gives Egypt weight and strength to monitor and deal with such natural phenomena.
Regarding the classification of Egypt and its global position among the most earthquake vulnerable areas, Egypt is far from seismic belts, as there are 7 known seismic belts in the world and Egypt is far from them, but Egypt’s proximity to some seismically active areas such as the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea affect us Some medium intensity earthquakes and the resilience of the Egyptian society now to receive the shock is the determining factor to reduce the resulting losses.
