LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 2.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:35
A.M. ON 22 APRIL 2020 (WEDNESDAY) NEAR ZHUHAI, GUANGDONG.
THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 22.04N, 113.41E, ABOUT 84
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED TWO LOCALLY FELT REPORTS OF THIS
EARTH TREMOR, 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:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:27 HKT ON 22.04.2020