PRESS WEATHER NO. 060 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:35
A.M. ON 16 AUGUST 2024 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN TAIWAN.
THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.84N, 121.73E, ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HUALIAN. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT
10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:48 HKT ON 16.08.2024