5.6-magnitude earthquake near Egypt's Suez

CAIRO: An earthquake measuring 5.6 in magnitude struck 38 km (24 miles) north of the Egyptian city of Suez ⁠just after 3:00 a.m. (0000 ⁠GMT) on Monday, Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics said.
The ‌institute said it had ​received ⁠no reports of casualties or ​damage to property.
The ‌Egyptian Red Crescent said it activated ​its emergency response plan in the governorates where the quake was felt. It urged residents to avoid buildings ‌showing signs of structural damage and ​to follow official updates as ​authorities ‌continued to ⁠assess the situation.
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) measured the ​earthquake at magnitude 5.4 ⁠and said ​it struck at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).