The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Egypt near Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, only 28 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Thursday, March 26th, 2026, at 10:28 pm local time at a shallow depth of 19. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake as well. A third agency, Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (ENSN), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.2.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in El Gouna (pop. 15,000) located 32 km from the epicenter, and Hurghada (pop. 207,100) 33 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sharm el Sheikh (pop. 38,500) located 57 km from the epicenter, Makadi Bay (pop. 4,000) 58 km away, Safaga (pop. 53,600) 85 km away, and El-Tor (pop. 38,300) 88 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 26, 2026 10:28 pm (GMT +2) local time (26 Mar 2026 20:28 GMT)Magnitude: 4.2Depth: 19.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 27.51°N / 33.97°E (Red Sea Governorate, Egypt)Primary data source: EMSC