STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:05
A.M. ON 26 AUGUST 2016 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTHEAST
OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 30.6N,
138.0E, ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OSAKA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:16 HKT ON 26.08.2016