“National Seismological Network Reports 3.85 Richter Scale Earthquake 33km Southwest of Al-Tur”

Written by Mahmoud Ragheb

Saturday, May 13, 2023 10:56 PM

Today, Saturday, 13/5/2023, the stations of the National Seismological Network of the National Institute for Astronomical Research recorded an earthquake 33 kilometers southwest of Al-Tur, and its data was as follows:

Date of occurrence: 5/13/2023

Occurrence time: 10:12:17 p.m. local time.

Strength: 3.85 on the Richter scale

Latitude: 28.01 North

Longitude: 33.40 east

Depth: 20.24 km

The institute did not receive any information indicating that the tremor was felt, nor did it report any loss of life or property.

The national earthquake network operates through 70 stations whose locations were 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 in the world dating back more than 5 thousand years, although monitoring Earthquakes began with the beginning of the twentieth century, but the ancient Egyptian civilization and the history of earthquakes in all history books date back more than 5 thousand years, which gives weight and strength to Egypt in monitoring and dealing with such natural phenomena.

Regarding the classification of Egypt and its global position among the areas most vulnerable to earthquakes, 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 makes us affected Some earthquakes of medium strength and the resilience of the Egyptian society now to receive the shock is the ruling factor to reduce the resulting losses.