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1992 Cairo earthquake

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1992 Cairo earthquake


1992 Cairo earthquake is located in Egypt

The 1992 Cairo earthquake occurred at 15:09 local time (13:09 UTC) on 12 October, with an epicenter near Dahshur, 35 km south of Cairo. The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.8, but was unusually destructive for its size, causing 545 deaths, injuring 6512 and making 50,000 people homeless. It was the most damaging seismic event to affect Cairo since 1847.

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