PRESS WEATHER NO. 167 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:39
P.M. ON 28 DECEMBER 2016 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
36.8N, 140.2E, ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
TOKYO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:48 HKT ON 28.12.2016