The Institute for Astronomical Research in Egypt reported that the earthquake occurred in the city of Marsa Matruh, located on the Mediterranean coast.

In his statement, he pointed out that “the stations of the National Seismic Network recorded an earthquake 430 km north of Marsa Matruh (south of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea)”, explaining that “the earthquake occurred at 06:03:50 in the morning.” local time.” (04:03 GMT)”.

The institute confirmed that the earthquake measured 5.26 degrees on the Richter scale, noting that its epicenter was at 35.05 north latitude, 25.93 east longitude and at a depth of 7.04 km. According to the institute, “there are no people and no property.”

There are periods of strong earthquakes in Egypt, but the 1992 earthquake that occurred on October 12 is one of the strongest earthquakes to pass through Egypt, with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale. The earthquake of 92 did not last more than a minute, but its force cracked most of the old houses at that time, and some of them were destroyed, and caused the death of more than 500 people, wounding and displacing thousands.