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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem909378
USGS iscgem909378

11 Jul 1927, 14:04

Dead Sea region

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Dead Sea region?

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32.004000, 35.636000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.1

27 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt

M 6.6

29 km NE of El Gouna, Egypt

M 5.5

0 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt

M 5.3

21 km SE of Mi?pé Yeri?o, Israel

M 7.2

27 km SSE of Nuwaybi‘a, Egypt

M 5

22 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem909378
Coordinates
32.004, 35.636
Network
iscgem
Significance
578