STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:36
P.M. ON 16 OCTOBER 2023 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 52.5N, 176.9W, ABOUT 710 KILOMETRES WEST OF
UNALASKA ISLAND. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:48 HKT ON 16.10.2023