Magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Egypt
The 1992 Cairo earthquake , also known as the Dahshur earthquake , occurred at 15:09 local time (13:09 UTC ) on 12 October, with an epicenter in the Western Desert near Dahshur , Giza , 35 km (22 mi) south of Egypt 's capital and most populous city, Cairo . The earthquake had a magnitude of either 5.8[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] or 5.9,[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] but was unusually destructive for its size, causing 561 deaths and injuring 12,392 people.[ 8] It also made over 30,000 families homeless in tens of cities and villages across 16 governorates, in Greater Cairo , the Delta , and northern Upper Egypt . It was the most damaging seismic event to affect Egypt since 1847.[ 1]
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