STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:22
A.M. ON 27 SEPTEMBER 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
40.3N, 142.4E, ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
AOMORI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:35 HKT ON 27.09.2017