Two Earthquakes Hit Matrouh, Alexandria

The National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research has announced that two earthquakes hit cities on Egypt's Mediterranean coastline (Marsa Matrouh and Alexandria), according to Sputnik News agency.

A 3.8 magnitude quack hit Northern Matrouh on Tuesday at 23:24 PM (CLT), and another 4.2 magnitude one hit Northern Alexandria on Wednesday at 00:18 AM (CLT).

The institute said that it did receive any earthquake notifications from citizens.

It is worth mentioning that, last Thursday, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake hit Egypt.

The earthquake’s epicenter occurred east of Cairo, 13 km southeast of the administrative capital.