STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:26
P.M. ON 5 JANUARY 2023 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN HINDU
KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
36.5N, 70.8E, ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KABUL.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:39 HKT ON 05.01.2023