PRESS WEATHER NO. 051 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:36
A.M. ON 9 JULY 2022 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN MARIANA
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 18.5N,
147.3E, ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:49 HKT ON 09.07.2022