74 km SSE of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 74 km SSE of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

27.343700, 34.720400

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us6000acva

Coordinates

27.3437, 34.7204

Network

Significance

475