Red Sea Governor Activates Emergency Plan After Quake Recorded Near Hurghada
A minor earthquake was recorded near Hurghada with no damage reported, and the Red Sea Governor has activated the governorate's emergency plan to monitor any effects, according to eciks.org and Al-Shorouk.
3 August 2026
A minor earthquake was recorded near Hurghada, with no damage reported, according to a report by news outlet eciks.org.
The Red Sea Governor has activated the governorate's emergency plan to monitor any potential repercussions of the quake, Egyptian news outlet Al-Shorouk (بوابة الشروق) reported.
Earlier Sunday, Egyptian Streets reported that a magnitude-5.3 earthquake shook cities across Egypt shortly after 3am local time, though that report did not specify an epicenter or confirm whether the tremor reached the Red Sea coast specifically.
Neither eciks.org nor Al-Shorouk gave the quake's exact magnitude, time, or epicenter for the tremor felt near Hurghada, nor detail on what the activated emergency plan involves in practice.
For residents and visitors on the coast, the practical takeaway is reassuring: no damage has been reported in or near Hurghada, and the governorate says it is monitoring the situation as a precaution. Hurghada News will update this story if authorities release further detail.