Preliminary seismicity and focal mechanisms in the southern Gulf of Suez: August 1994 through December 1997

Stress field in the central and northern parts of the Gulf of Suez area, Egypt from earthquake fault plane solutions

“…3 and 4), in agreement with the results of the previous studies (e.g. Maamoun et al, 1984;Kulhanek et al, 1992;Hussein et al, 2006). A high concentration of earthquakes occurs in the southern part of the gulf, besides significant earthquakes of relatively moderate magnitudes (e.g.…”

“…March 31, 1969 and June 28, 1972 of magnitudes 7.2M s , and 5.5M b respectively). This activity appears to be clustered in two definite spots, in agreement with the work of Hussein et al (2006). One of these spots is located just south of Ras Mohamed region, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, while the second is located on Shadwan Island, the site of the 1969 earthquake, and Gubal Island, about 25 km northwest of Shadwan Island as demonstrated by the distribution of seismicity (Fig.…”

Evaluating urban land cover change in the Hurghada area, Egypt, by using GIS and remote sensing

“…Hussein et al (2006) added that the present area recorded an earthquake of magnitude about 7.2 M s on 31 March 1969 and a number of epicentres are clustered under Shadwan Island to the northeast of Hurghada region.…”

“…From the viewpoint of seismic hazard, the study area lies in the southern part of the Gulf of Suez, which is one of the most seismically active zones in Egypt (Hussein et al 2006). Hussein et al (2006) added that the present area recorded an earthquake of magnitude about 7.2 M s on 31 March 1969 and a number of epicentres are clustered under Shadwan Island to the northeast of Hurghada region.…”

Assessment of seismic hazards for Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt

“…Hypocentral distributions of earthquakes in the adjacent area to these zones show a NW-SE and N-S to NNE-SSW active trend. Hussein et al (2006) attributed the concentration of stresses below Shadwan Island to the presence of shallow hot lithosphere/asthenosphere boundary (11-13 km). However, the majority of earthquakes occurred at depths that ranged in between 10 and 20 km.…”