Earthquake details

Friday, January 6, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tunisia on Friday, January 6, 1989 at 05:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mahdia (Tunisia - TN), about 58.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 11.694 and latitude 35.592.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 35.592, 11.694
UTC time 1989-01-06 05:26:58.270
Location Sousse
Country Tunisia (TN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-06

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