1992 Cairo earthquake

1992 Cairo earthquake
Rubble from falling parapets litters a Cairo street in the aftermath of the 1992 Dahshur (Egypt) Earthquake.
UTC time1992-10-12 13:09:55
ISC event267175
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date12 October 1992
Local time3:09:55 pm EET
Magnitude5.8 mb
Depth22 km (14 mi)
Epicenter29°46′41″N 31°08′38″E / 29.778°N 31.144°E / 29.778; 31.144
TypeNormal
Areas affectedGreater Cairo, the Delta, northern Upper Egypt
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)
Casualties561 dead, 12,392 injured

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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