LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:23
P.M. ON 20 MARCH 2018 (TUESDAY) IN TAIWAN. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 23.34N, 120.88E, ABOUT 52 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JIAYI. 
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.HK/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP_E.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED TWO LOCALLY FELT REPORTS OF MINOR
SHAKING, THE DURATION OF WHICH WAS A FEW SECONDS. INITIAL
ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY OF II (TWO) ON THE MODIFIED
MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE, THAT IS FELT BY PERSONS AT REST,
UPPER FLOORS, OR FAVORABLY PLACED. 
 
FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI
INTENSITY SCALE, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.HK/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS_E.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:45 HKT ON 20.03.2018