M6.5 earthquake near Juba, Central Equatoria

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 54 km NNE of Juba, South Sudan on 24 May 1990, 19:34 UTC at a depth of 17 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Juba, about 54 km away in Central Equatoria, South Sudan.