PRESS WEATHER NO. 081 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:11
A.M. ON 7 NOVEMBER 2020 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 25.6N, 143.7E, ABOUT 1190 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF TOKYO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:24 HKT ON 07.11.2020