PRESS WEATHER NO. 025 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:24
A.M. ON 29 JULY 2023 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 10.7N, 93.4E, ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF PORT
BLAIR. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:36 HKT ON 29.07.2023