STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:16
A.M. ON 7 JULY 2020 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR WEST
CAROLINE ISLANDS, MICRONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
12.1N, 140.3E, ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF YAP.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:30 HKT ON 07.07.2020