Week 2: Plate Tectonic Boundaries

 As Egypt is located within the northeastern corner for the African plate, it makes contact with both the Arabian and Eurasian plate. Due to this, Egypt finds itself surrounded by three active tectonic plates. 

These tectonic plates include: the Gulf of Aqaba-Dead Sea Transform Fault, the African-Eurasian plate boundary, and the Gulf of Suez-Red Sea plate boundary.

The majority of seismic activity within Egypt is considered to be from low to moderate. However, this does not apply to the southern end of the Gulf of Suez in which hazardous activity becomes much more strong and frequent. 

Due to its rather low seismic activity however, Egypt hasn't really been struck by any large and devastating earthquakes, within the last few couple of years. The last large earthquake recorded that occurred within Egypt that was caused by the Gulf of Suez, occurred in Cairo on October 12, 1992.