STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:43
A.M. ON 12 NOVEMBER 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
38.6N, 141.6E, ABOUT 66 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SENDAI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:53 HKT ON 12.11.2016