Earthquake — Egypt: Beni-Souef, Al-Qahirah (Cairo)

When

31 Mar 1969

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.0

Where

Egypt

Coordinates

27.70° N, 34.00° E

Deaths

2

Injuries

16

Houses destroyed

107

Depth km

33

6.6 magnitude earthquake in Egypt

The 1969 Sharm El Sheikh earthquake occurred on March 31 off the southern Israeli-controlled Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt. The epicenter was located near Shadwan Island, southwest of the city of Sharm El Sheikh, at the confluence of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez.

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