Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes northern Marsa Matrouh

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A magnitude 4.9 earthquake was recorded 353 kilometers north of Marsa Matrouh, Egypt, according to the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics. The tremor occurred at 1:03:44 p.m. local time and was detected by Egypt’s national seismic monitoring network.

The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) in Egypt announced on Tuesday that a 4.9-magnitude earthquake was recorded 353 kilometers north of Marsa Matrouh, according to data captured by the institute’s national seismic monitoring network. In a statement, the institute indicated that the tremor occurred at 1:03:44 PM local time, at a latitude … The post Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes northern Marsa Matrouh appeared first on Egypt Independent.