STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:24
A.M. ON 5 AUGUST 2016 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 24.9N, 142.3E, ABOUT 1230 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF TOKYO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:35 HKT ON 05.08.2016