PRESS WEATHER NO. 060 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:51
A.M. ON 5 AUGUST 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN TAIWAN
REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 24.5N, 122.4E, ABOUT
96 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF HUALIAN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:05 HKT ON 05.08.2021