5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes north of Egypt's Suez, no damage reported

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck 24 miles north of Egypt's Suez city early Monday, with no reported casualties or damage, but authorities activated emergency response plans.

​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).