4.19 earthquake hits Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh on Thursday - Egypt Independent

4.19 earthquake hits Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh on Thursday - Egypt Independent

A 4.19 magnitude earthquake struck the Gulf of Aqaba region Thursday, impacting areas across multiple countries. The quake, which occurred at 1:42 pm Cairo time, was felt by residents as far as 131 kilometers north of Sharm El-Sheikh, according to Taha Rabah, head of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG). The NRIAG confirmed that there were no reported casualties from the seismic event. Its epicenter was recorded 60…

The National Institute of Astronomical Research in Egypt announced today, Thursday, that an earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale occurred in the Gulf of Aqaba in the east of the country. The institute revealed that the epicenter of the earthquake was located 131 kilometers north of the city of Sharm El-Sheikh, in the South Sinai Governorate, adding that citizens felt the earthquake, while no reports of any casualties or property losses …