STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:27
A.M. ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2017 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
OGASAWARA ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 27.8N, 139.7E, ABOUT 870 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
NAGOYA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:45 HKT ON 08.09.2017