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NRIAG: 5.5 Magnitude Earthquake in Greece Felt in Egypt


Wed 26 Apr 2023 | 11:48 PM
An earthquake hits the Mediterranean Sea
An earthquake hits the Mediterranean Sea
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An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Greece on Wednesday evening, with tremors felt in various Egyptian cities, according to Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG). 

The quake occurred at a depth of 108.6 kilometers, approximately 600 kilometers away from El-Salloum, a city in the governorate of Matrouh, on the western borders with Libya, at around 10 PM (Cairo local time), the NRIAG said.

The NRIAG added that no damages or casualties were reported in Egypt.

In 1992, a major earthquake measuring 5.8 magnitude struck Greater Cairo, killing 541 people and injuring nearly 6,500, according to the agency.