A 5-magnitude earthquake hits the eastern coast of Egypt

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Amman/Cairo – An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale struck at dawn today, Tuesday, the South Sinai region in eastern Egypt, according to Petra, according to the Jordanian Observatory for Seismological Monitoring.

The director of the organization, Ghassan Sweidan, said in a statement that an earthquake struck the Sinai region at 3:15 am, at a depth of 10 kilometers, and is considered a medium-sized earthquake on the Richter scale.

The stations of the Egyptian National Seismological Network (ENSN) recorded, on Tuesday, an earthquake located 26 km southwest of Al-Tur, which was felt by residents of Cairo.

The earthquake occurred on Tuesday at 02:11:02 local time. Its strength was recorded at 5 degrees on the Richter scale, latitude: 28.04 north, longitude: 33.48 east, and depth: 9.61 km.

The institute has received reports of a tremor being felt, but no loss of life or property has been reported. A number of citizens in several governorates in Egypt felt this earthquake today, Tuesday.

The main affected areas were the cities of the Northern Red Sea, Hurghada, Ras Ghareb and Ras Shuqair, which were affected by the earthquake.

Eyewitnesses confirmed, in the governorates of Cairo, the Red Sea, Sohag, Minya, Beni Suef and South Sinai, that the earthquake occurred in their governorates.

The National Institute for Astronomical Research said that Tuesday’s earthquake, 26 km southwest of Al-Tur, will have aftershocks over two days.

And the institute continued on its official page on the social networking site Facebook: “There will be aftershocks of that earthquake, but its strength is much less than the main earthquake, and it may not be felt by any of the citizens, and this will happen.” It will be during the day and tomorrow at the latest.

A number of citizens, in several governorates in Egypt, felt an earthquake after two o’clock in the morning on Tuesday, and the cities in the northern Red Sea that were exposed to the earthquake witnessed the death of the residents of these cities by feeling the earthquake.

The institute also revealed the reasons why some citizens did not feel the earthquake, and indicated that the tremor that the country witnessed on Tuesday will have aftershocks over the course of the next two days. – Agencies

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