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Two Earthquakes Hit Matrouh, Alexandria


Wed 25 Nov 2020 | 12:53 PM
NaDa Mustafa

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.