Africa: All of Africa Today - August 3, 2026

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck off Egypt's coast, according to the United States Geological Survey, with the epicentre located about 36 kilometres northeast of the port city of Suez. The German Research Centre for Geosciences measured the quake at magnitude 5.4 and a depth of 10 kilometres. The Egyptian Red Crescent activated its emergency response plan in the affected governorates. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Authorities urged residents to avoid buildings showing signs of structural damage. Damaging earthquakes are rare in Egypt; the country experienced its deadliest modern quake in 1992, when a magnitude 5.8 earthquake killed more than 500 people in Cairo and displaced thousands.