An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred north of the Egyptian city of Suez, with no reports of damage, UNN writes citing Reuters.
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The tremors occurred 38 km north of Suez just after 3:00 a.m. local time on Monday, according to Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics.
The institute said it had received no reports of casualties or property damage.
The Egyptian Red Crescent said it had activated its emergency response plan in the governorates where the earthquake was felt. It urged residents to avoid buildings showing signs of structural damage and to follow official updates, as authorities continued to assess the situation.
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) measured the earthquake's magnitude at 5.4 and said the epicenter was at a depth of 10 km.
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