STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:00
A.M. ON 5 OCTOBER 2023 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
29.9N, 140.5E, ABOUT 650 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TOKYO. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:10 HKT ON 05.10.2023