STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:03
P.M. ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2023 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
19.4N, 121.1E, ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
LAOAG. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 36 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:16 HKT ON 12.09.2023