M6.5 earthquake near Bor, Jonglei

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 106 km SE of Bor, South Sudan on 21 May 1915, 04:19 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Bor, about 106 km away in Jonglei, South Sudan.