STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:58
P.M. ON 20 AUGUST 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
40.6N, 142.9E, ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES EAST OF AOMORI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:09 HKT ON 21.08.2016