5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes north of Egypt's Suez, no damage reported

An earthquake measuring 5.6 in magnitude struck 38 km (24 miles) north of ‌the ⁠Egyptian city ⁠of Suez just after 3:00 ​a.m. (0000 GMT) on Monday, Egypt's National Research Institute ​of Astronomy and Geophysics said.

The institute said it had ​received no reports of ⁠casualties or damage ‌to property.

The ​Egyptian ​Red Crescent said it ⁠activated its emergency response plan in the ​governorates where the quake ​was felt. It urged residents to avoid buildings showing signs of structural damage and to follow official updates as ‌authorities continued to assess the situation.


The German Research Centre ​for Geosciences (GFZ) ​measured the ⁠earthquake at magnitude 5.4 and said it struck at a depth of 10 ​km (6 miles).