M 5 in Egypt on 03 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1555797
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 30.2922 , 32.6273
Event Date: 03 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC
03 Aug 2026 03:00 Local
Exposed Population:
50 thousand in MMI>=V
Inserted at: 03 Aug 2026 01:09 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.5 (Egypt)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000thpb Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

What is the difference between the 2026 and 1992 earthquakes? 8/4/2026 6:49:00 AM.

The head of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) in Egypt, Bassem Nabawy, confirmed that the earthquake felt by some citizens on Monday morning was a natural earthquake followed by aftershocks. Regarding the
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Egypt, triggering emergency response 8/4/2026 6:00:00 AM.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the Egyptian city of Suez early Monday, shaking buildings across Cairo and prompting authorities to activate emergency response plans. No casualties or significant damage were immediately reported, but
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ME in Cairo urges nationals to stay alert after 5.5-magnitude quake 8/4/2026 5:09:00 AM.

A 5.5-magnitude earth­quake struck near Cairo, Egypt, on 3 August, and the Embassy of Myan­mar in Cairo has advised Myanmar nationals liv­ing in Egypt to remain alert and take necessary precautions. According to the embassy’s statement, a m
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Egypt Monitors Aftershocks After 5.6 Quake Hits Cairo 8/3/2026 8:38:00 PM.

at least five aftershocks of lower intensity following the main movement, with the largest registering a magnitude of 3 . Due to this ongoing seismic activity, rescue and civil protection institutions urged citizens to remain calm and avoid
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),