5.02 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Near Sharm El-Sheikh

The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics detected a seismic tremor in Egypt on Wednesday morning, November 11, 2026.

The earthquake occurred precisely at nine twenty-four in the morning, according to the local time.

Data from the national seismic monitoring network indicated that the magnitude of the tremor reached 5.02 on the Richter scale.

The institute noted that the depth of the earthquake was recorded at 18.73 kilometers beneath the earth's surface.

The epicenter of the seismic activity was located at a distance of 138 kilometers away from the city of Sharm El-Sheikh.