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Historic Earthquake
1969 Sharm El-Sheikh Earthquake
31 March 1969 · Beni-Souef, Al-Qahirah (Cairo) · Egypt
On 31 March 1969 at 07:15 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Egypt (Beni-Souef, Al-Qahirah (Cairo)), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the African Plate, 33 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 2 people and injured 16. 107 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 31 March 1969
- Time
- 07:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 16
- Homes Destroyed
- 107
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Egypt
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth