Earthquakes

Egypt is described as low seismicity, however, does have a history of damaging earthquakes. Egypt's geological makeup suggest probability of large earthquakes. As you can see on the image above along the east coast of Egypt runs a strike-slip fault where the African plate and the Arabian plate are separating.  Also along the northern border in the Mediterranean Sea there is a trust fault where the African continent and the Eurasian continent collide. 

Due to the probability of earthquakes Egypt has implemented many strategies to minimize earthquake catastrophes. One application is their Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Approach(PSHA) which calculates different tectonic regimes to determine ground motion in Egypt (pictured to the top right).

Egypt also uses disaster management during before and after a hazard has occurred (pictured to the right). 

Other strategies include  structure codes and regulations, warning systems, and campaign awareness every year. 

Sources:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687404813000485

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209099771200017X

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A hazard is a unavoidable natural process (i.e. earthquakes) that is a potential threat to human life and property.
A disaster is a hazardous event occurring over a specific area, often suddenly causing a great loss of life and damage (i.e. tornado).
And catastrophes is a massive disaster requiring a large amount of money and time to recover (i.e. hurricanes).
While a hazard may be considered a great threat it is a small magnitude of natures natural processes. Increasing hazards, causing more damage and affecting more area is considered a disaster. A catastrophe is considered a massive widespread disaster affecting countless lives, and property creating extensive damage.
Taking a quick look into Egypt's natural hazards I found a few it encounters are earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, drouths and volcanic eruptions. In January of this year Gaza experience flooding due to heavy rains.