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 2 APRIL 2024 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN EASTERN
HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 39.99N,
141.86E, ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF AOMORI. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 69 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:34 HKT ON 02.04.2024