- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 24, 1990 CE
- Location:
- South Sudan, Juba, Kapenguria
- Magnitude:
- 7 Ms
- Depth:
- 16 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.5
Other earthquake records of 1990 CE
- Iran, Rasht, Qazvin, Zanjan, Rudbar, Manjil · Mw 7.3 · 40,000 deaths
- Philippines, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Dagupan · Ms 7.8 · 2,412 deaths
- Peru, Moyabamba-Riojo · Ms 6.5 · 200 deaths
- China, Qinghai Province: Ganghe-Xinghai · Ms 6.9 · 126 deaths
- Afghanistan, Hindu Kush: Pik Lenina · Mb 5.6 · 43 deaths
- South Sudan, Juba, Maya, Uganda: Nakura · Ms 7.1 · 31 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1990 CE Earthquake — South Sudan, Juba, Kapenguria happen?
- May 24, 1990 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.