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USGS usp0004bkr

9 Jul 1990, 16:11

60 km N of Juba, South Sudan

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 12.6 km depth.

Depth12.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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5.395000, 31.654000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0004bkr
Coordinates
5.395, 31.654
Network
us
Significance
670