M6.6 earthquake near Juba, Central Equatoria

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 60 km N of Juba, South Sudan on 9 Jul 1990, 15:11 UTC at a depth of 13 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 61 km away in Central Equatoria, South Sudan.