STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:19
P.M. ON 28 MARCH 2023 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
41.2N, 142.9E, ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
AOMORI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:33 HKT ON 28.03.2023