Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (ENSN) reported a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in Egypt near Taba, South Sinai Governorate, 32 minutes ago. The earthquake struck on the morning of Wednesday, November 11th, 2026, at 11:24 am local time, at a shallow depth of 18.70 km. The magnitude and other earthquake parameters may still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the RaspberryShake citizen-seismograph network, which listed the earthquake at magnitude 4.9.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake was probably felt by many people in the epicentral area. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Haql (pop. 25,600), located 11 km from the epicenter.Weak shaking might have been felt in Taba (pop. 700), located 21 km from the epicenter; Aqaba (pop. 95,000), 29 km away; Eilat (pop. 52,300), 30 km away; and Nuweiba (pop. 5,000), 34 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 11, 2026 11:24 am (Riyadh time) local time (11 Nov 2026 09:24 GMT)Magnitude: 5.0Hypocenter depth: 18.70 kmEpicenter coordinates: 29.31°N / 34.83°E (Egypt)Primary data source: ENSN