PRESS WEATHER NO. 111 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:26
P.M. ON 18 APRIL 2020 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
OGASAWARA ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 27.1N, 140.1E, ABOUT 950 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
NAGOYA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:37 HKT ON 18.04.2020