1969 Sharm el-Sheikh earthquake

Name: 1969 Sharm el-Sheikh earthquake
Start: 1969

1969 CE.

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The 1969 Sharm El Sheikh earthquake occurred on March 31 off the southern Israeli-controlled Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt. The epicenter was located near Shadwan Island, southwest of the city of Sharm El Sheikh, at the confluence of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez. This normal-slip shock measured 6.6 on the moment magnitude scale, had a maximum reported intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Mercalli intensity scale, and was responsible for several deaths and injuries.

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