STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.7 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:36
P.M. ON 16 MARCH 2022 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
38.1N, 141.3E, ABOUT 42 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SENDAI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:57 HKT ON 16.03.2022