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5.2 magnitude earthquake hits Cairo, neighboring governorates

By The Cairo Post

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Sunday ,28 June 2015

5.2 magnitude earthquake hits Cairo, neighboring governorates
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Cairo and different governorates Saturday afternoon, said Mohamed el-Gabry, a professor at National Research Institute of Astronomy & Geophysics (NRIAG.) Gabry told Youm7 that the epicenter of the tremor is the Gulf of Aqaba.An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Cairo and different governorates Saturday afternoon, said Mohamed el-Gabry, a professor at National Research Institute of Astronomy & Geophysics (NRIAG.) Gabry told Youm7 that the epicenter of the tremor is the Gulf of Aqaba.
 
It was recorded at a depth of 30 Kilometers.
 
Following the tremor, Twitter users reported that they felt the earthquake across Jordan, Gaza, Israel and northern Saudi Arabia as well.