Eastern Egypt was hit by a magnitude-5.5 earthquake in the early hours of Monday, August 3. The tremors were felt by residents across a large part of the country, including the metropolis of Cairo, and were also recorded in an area close to the border with the Gaza Strip. aktuality.sk ↗
According to Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, the earthquake's epicenter was located approximately 40 kilometers north of the coastal city of Suez. The ground tremors frightened residents over a wider area, as they were felt even outside the immediate vicinity of Suez. teraz.sk ↗
Following the earthquake, Egyptian authorities preventively ordered the activation of emergency and crisis plans across the entire country. The measure concerned the readiness of rescue and crisis units, including structures of the Red Crescent, which are part of the emergency response. SITA ↗
The information available mainly concerns the extent of the tremors and the preventive response of the authorities. Reports do not provide confirmed data on casualties or the extent of material damage. Further developments will depend on the assessment of the consequences in the affected areas and on any possible aftershocks, which authorities may continue to monitor.
Egypt hit by earthquake, tremors also felt in Cairo
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V Egypte udrelo silné zemetrasenie, nariadili aktiváciu núdzových plánov v celej krajine
SITA
| 07:37 03.08.
Otrasy pôdy pri Sueze vyľakali obyvateľov Egypta. Zemetrasenie pocítili aj blízko hraníc s Pásmom Gazy
aktuality.sk
| 06:42 03.08.
ZEMETRASENIE V EGYPTE: Zaznamenali otrasy s magnitúdou 5,5
teraz.sk
| 06:10 03.08.
Egypt zasiahlo zemetrasenie s magnitúdou 5,5
svet.sme.sk
| 06:28 03.08.
Poplach v dovolenkovom raji: Egypt zasiahlo zemetrasenie. Krízové plány po celej krajine
Novy Cas
| 04:19 03.08.
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