STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:54
A.M. ON 9 MAY 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR RYUKYU
ISLANDS, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 24.1N,
126.5E, ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES EAST OF ISHIGAKIJIMA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:04 HKT ON 09.05.2017