PRESS WEATHER NO. 016 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:24
A.M. ON 21 SEPTEMBER 2022 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
55.2N, 166.3E, ABOUT 550 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:39 HKT ON 21.09.2022