The earthquake was felt throughout most of northern Egypt, in Alexandria, Port Said and as far south as Asyut, and in southern Israel. The calculated focal mechanism suggests that this event originated on a WNW-ESE or W-E trending normal fault with a small strike-slip component. The aftershocks extended about to the south-east of the main shock epicentre, indicating unidirectional rupture propagation. The estimated fault rupture length was also . The earthquake consisted of two sub-events, the second located about south-east of the first.
