PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:14 HKT ON 21.05.2023
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
Ends/Sunday, May 21, 2023
Issued at HKT 23:14
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