Tsunami — Gulf Of Suez

When

31 Mar 1969

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

27.70° N, 34.00° E

Deaths

2

Injuries

16

Houses destroyed

107

Source quake magnitude

7

Runups

1

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

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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