STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:46
A.M. ON 6 OCTOBER 2021 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
40.1N, 142.2E, ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
AOMORI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:05 HKT ON 06.10.2021