STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:15
A.M. ON 23 SEPTEMBER 2016 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
34.5N, 142.0E, ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TOKYO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:25 HKT ON 23.09.2016