STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:35
A.M. ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 24.0N, 142.5E, ABOUT 1330 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF TOKYO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:54 HKT ON 12.09.2017