STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:25
A.M. ON 24 OCTOBER 2016 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) EAST OF
KURIL ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 44.0N, 148.4E,
ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NEMURO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:36 HKT ON 24.10.2016