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Historic Earthquake
1995 Gulf of Aqaba Earthquake
22 November 1995 · Nuwaybi, Saudi Arabia · Egypt
On 22 November 1995 at 04:15 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Egypt (Nuwaybi, Saudi Arabia), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Arabian Plate, 23 km from its boundary with the African Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 11 people and injured 47.
- Date
- 22 November 1995
- Time
- 04:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 47
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (4.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Arabian Plate
- Country
- Egypt
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19691969 Sharm El-Sheikh Earthquake · M 7.02 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth