PRESS WEATHER NO. 136 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:31
P.M. ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2017 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
OGASAWARA ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 28.6N, 139.6E, ABOUT 780 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
NAGOYA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:19 HKT ON 28.09.2017