PRESS WEATHER NO. 096 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:42
P.M. ON 8 AUGUST 2024 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KYUSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 31.78N,
131.63E, ABOUT 99 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA.
THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:53 HKT ON 08.08.2024