high severityenvironmentalPossible · 42

EnvironmentalNorth AfricaEgypt · 36 km NNE of Suez, EgyptRelevance: CountryAutomated ingestion — not analyst reviewed

M5.0 earthquake — 36 km NNE of Suez, Egypt

Egypt · 36 km NNE of Suez, EgyptEvent: 03 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTCLast updated: 09 Aug 2026, 07:24 UTC

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Reported detail

USGS reports a magnitude 5.0 earthquake near 36 km NNE of Suez, Egypt. Depth 10.0 km.

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Verification confidence

Possible

42/100

Multi-source verification score

1 source · 1 layer

Thin corroboration — the event is reported but not independently confirmed. Treat as an indicator.

Six-layer coverage

L1 Conflict & armed groups
No matched signal (ACLED, UCDP, GDELT)
L2 Early warning & emergencies
No matched signal (GDACS, ReliefWeb, FEWS NET, UN OCHA, WHO)
L3 GEOINT & situational awareness
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L4 Cybersecurity
No matched signal (AlienVault OTX, AbuseIPDB, URLhaus)
L5 Strategic & political risk
No matched signal (GDELT, OpenSanctions, ISS)
L6 Verification
No matched signal (Analyst desk checks, OSINT verification)

How this score was reached

Independent reporting sources+8 / 30
Single-source reporting (USGS). No independent publisher has been matched to this event yet.
Cross-layer corroboration+6 / 25
Only one collection layer covers this event (L3 GEOINT & situational awareness). Corroboration from a second layer would raise confidence.
Structured / instrument evidence+10 / 15
Backed by L3 GEOINT & situational awareness, which record events as structured or instrument-observed data.
Traceable citation+10 / 10
A direct link to the primary reporting is published with the record.
Location resolved+8 / 8
The event is resolved to coordinates, allowing geospatial cross-checking.
Analyst verification (L6)0 / 12
Awaiting analyst desk verification; the record stands as collected.

Score is computed from collection metadata (independent publishers, collection layers, citation, geolocation, analyst review). It measures how well the event is corroborated, not how severe it is.

Credibility

Confidence: Not graded
Source reliability: Not graded

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Source provenance

Source: USGS
Source type: Not provided by source
Published: Not provided by source
Event date: 03 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC
Data as of: 03 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC
Last verified: Not provided by source
Drafting: Analyst desk

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Primary reporting

CitationUSGS· Published Aug 03, 2026, 12:00 AM· Fetched Aug 03, 2026, 12:20 AM

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000thpb

USGS reports a magnitude 5.0 earthquake near 36 km NNE of Suez, Egypt. Depth 10.0 km.
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