PRESS WEATHER NO. 042 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:00
A.M. ON 22 NOVEMBER 2016 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
37.4N, 141.6E, ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
SENDAI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:11 HKT ON 22.11.2016