Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes near Egypt’s Suez
The shallow quake was felt in the capital Cairo, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck northeast of the Egyptian city of Suez. The US Geological Survey reported that the shallow quake occurred at 0000 GMT, centred about 41 kilometres north-northeast of Suez, according to Free Malaysia Today and Bloomberg.
Tremors were also felt in southern Israel and the Dead Sea area. The Jerusalem Post reported that Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics measured the earthquake at magnitude 5.6, 38 km north of Suez.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The Egyptian Red Crescent activated its emergency response plan in the affected governorates, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.
Brief written by urgent.news from Free Malaysia Today, Jerusalem Post, Bloomberg — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
Also reported by 2 other outlets
- Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hits Egypt middleeasteye.net
- First moments of Egypt earthquake caught during livestream aljazeera.com
