5.5
EarthquakeStrongPAGER: green
M5.5 earthquake near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai
2313 d ago · 16 Jun 2020, 14:30 UTC 74 km SSE of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
What happened
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 74 km SSE of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on 16 Jun 2020, 14:30 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Sharm el-Sheikh, about 74 km away in South Sinai, Egypt.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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Nearby in the last 30 days
No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.