PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT

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LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT

 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.4 HAS OCCURRED
AT 5:18 P.M. ON 31 JULY 2016 (SUNDAY) IN THE VICINITY OF
WUZHOU, GUANGXI. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 24.06N,
111.49E, ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG. 
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.HK/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP_E.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED OVER 400 LOCALLY FELT REPORTS OF
THIS EARTH TREMOR. INITIAL ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY
OF III (THREE) ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE,
THAT IS FELT INDOORS. VIBRATION LIKE PASSING OF LIGHT
TRUCKS. 
 
FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI
INTENSITY SCALE, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.HK/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS_E.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:18 HKT ON 31.07.2016