PRESS WEATHER NO. 204 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:13
P.M. ON 7 AUGUST 2018 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
38.1N, 144.1E, ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES EAST OF SENDAI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:58 HKT ON 07.08.2018