Earthquake — Egypt: Cairo

When

12 Oct 1992

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

5.3

Where

Egypt

Coordinates

29.78° N, 31.14° E

Deaths

545

Injuries

6512

Damage musd

1200

Houses destroyed

9350

Depth km

22

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Egypt

The 1992 Cairo earthquake, also known as the Dahshur earthquake, occurred at 15:09 local time on 12 October, with an epicenter in the Western Desert near Dahshur, Giza, 35 km (22 mi) south of Egypt's capital city, Cairo. The earthquake had a magnitude of either 5.8 or 5.9, but was unusually destructive for its size, causing 561 deaths and injuring 12,392 people.

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