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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Cairo, Egypt

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

Risk: 3Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • 6 events on record in proximity
  • 1 event(s) in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026
  • Largest recent event exposed 2,490,000 people

Last significant event: Earthquake - 5.0 - 41 km NNE of Suez, Egypt (2026-08-03) — 2,490,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 9
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Cairo is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Cairo

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable earthquake events near Cairo, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 5.0 - 41 km NNE of Suez, Egypt (August 2026) — 2,490,000 people exposed; $24,566M capital exposed.

Earthquake - 5.0 - 41 km NNE of Suez, Egypt

August 3, 2026 — ADVISORY

2,490,000 people exposed; $24,566M capital exposed

Earthquake - 6.4 - 0 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

October 12, 2021 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 7.0 - 15 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece

October 30, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 6.6 - 48 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus

January 11, 2022 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 6.6 - 89km S of Ierapetra, Greece

May 2, 2020 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Cairo, Egypt earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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