STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:57
P.M. ON 21 MAY 2023 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN PRINCE
EDWARD ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 43.6S,
39.1E, ABOUT 2060 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE TOWN. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:14 HKT ON 21.05.2023