The director of Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Gad Mohamed al-Qadi, said Tuesday that the Mediterranean is one of the regions where earthquakes are active daily.
He explained that the earthquakes occurred on the island of Crete in Greece and on the Indonesian island of Java.
Qadi said the strength of the earthquake is felt by its wonderful depth.
The NRIAG director continued, “We cannot avoid the earthquake, nor are we expecting it, but we can make our arrangements to deal with it. “
“Therefore, we have updated the national strategy, in addition to the construction of new localities with seismic code such as the new administrative capital and the new town of Alamein. “
A magnitude 5. 8 earthquake struck the Mediterranean at 1:24:52 BC. m. , Cairo time, on Monday.
Qadi showed that no casualties were reported as a result in Egypt.
In July 2019, 3 more earthquakes hit Egypt, according to the chairman of Egypt’s National Seismic Network, Gad Mohammed al-Qadi, who said a magnitude 2. 7 earthquake struck east Cairo on July 12 without causing casualties, while a magnitude 1. 8 earthquake struck the region on July 6 and a magnitude 4. 4 earthquake struck northern Alexandria on July 5. July.
On November 22, 1995, Egypt’s largest earthquake in modern history measured 7. 2 on the Richter scale. It hit the Red Sea town of Nuweiba, killing five others and wounding dozens. It has been felt in North Africa, Spain and Turkey.
On October 12, 1992, an earthquake measuring 5. 6 on the Richter scale occurred, killing another 541 people and injuring 6,522 others. It destroyed 398 buildings and left 8,000 buildings in danger of collapse.
In 1903, Egypt suffered an earthquake, the most powerful of the last century, which killed 10,000 people.
One of the most remarkable earthquakes recorded in the history of ancient Egypt, a major earthquake that struck Alexandria and caused parts of the city to sink into the Mediterranean Sea, adding the Temple of Isis.
Egypt’s National Seismic Network is one of the most modernized seismic networks in the world, and Egypt is among the first countries to identify a seismic network in the MENA region.
The network operates through 70 stations whose locations have been conscientiously chosen in light of the seismic history of all Egypt. Following the status quo of the network, it has become an earthquake without recording and tracking it regardless of its strength.
Egypt belongs to the seven seismic belts known in the world. However, its proximity to some seismically active spaces such as the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea makes it affected by some earthquakes of medium intensity.