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Earthquakes in South Sudan
Every earthquake in and around South Sudan since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days0M2.5+
Past year0M2.5+
Magnitude 6+5since 1900
StrongestM 7.21990 · 69 km ENE of Juba, South Sudan
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in South Sudan
- 7.2 69 km ENE of Juba, South Sudan May 20, 1990
- 7.1 63 km NNE of Juba, South Sudan May 24, 1990
- 6.6 60 km N of Juba, South Sudan Jul 9, 1990
- 6.5 54 km NNE of Juba, South Sudan May 24, 1990
- 6.5 106 km SE of Bor, South Sudan May 21, 1915
- 5.6 66 km N of Juba, South Sudan Sep 7, 1990
- 5.5 72 km NNE of Juba, South Sudan May 24, 1990
- 5.4 88 km N of Torit, South Sudan Mar 29, 1991
- 5.4 90 km N of Torit, South Sudan Jul 28, 1990
- 5.3 69 km NNE of Juba, South Sudan May 25, 1990
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.8 50 km E of Juba, South Sudan Oct 31, 2023
- 4.5 80 km NNW of Torit, South Sudan Feb 25, 2022
- 4.4 59 km E of Yei, South Sudan Jun 26, 2021
- 4.5 32 km NE of Juba, South Sudan Oct 25, 2020
- 3.9 61 km E of Juba, South Sudan Oct 10, 2020
- 4.4 72 km NNE of Juba, South Sudan May 1, 2010
- 3.9 103 km NW of Kapoeta, South Sudan Dec 27, 2007
- 4.4 86 km NE of Juba, South Sudan Mar 9, 2006
- 4.6 75 km NE of Juba, South Sudan Mar 18, 2004
- 4.6 83 km NE of Juba, South Sudan Jun 6, 2003
- 4.7 58 km E of Juba, South Sudan Oct 13, 1992
- 4.6 51 km ENE of Juba, South Sudan Oct 12, 1992
- 4.7 40 km N of Juba, South Sudan Mar 2, 1992
- 4.5 54 km NE of Juba, South Sudan Sep 8, 1991
- 4.9 83 km NE of Juba, South Sudan Sep 6, 1991