STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:24
A.M. ON 24 NOVEMBER 2016 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
37.1N, 141.6E, ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
SENDAI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:40 HKT ON 24.11.2016