Earthquake details

Saturday, November 12, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Egypt on Saturday, November 12, 1955 at 05:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Edfu (Egypt - EG), about 165.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.506 and latitude 25.119.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.119, 34.506
UTC time	1955-11-12 05:32:18.020

Location	Luxor
Country	Egypt (EG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1955-11-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Edfu	165.0 km
Kom Ombo	173.1 km
Darāw	178.5 km
Al Başalīyah Baḩrī	180.4 km
Safaga	190.1 km
Qūş	196.3 km
Esna	197.6 km
Luxor	198.2 km
Aswān	198.8 km
Aţ Ţārif	200.2 km
Ţūd	205.1 km
Armant	205.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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