STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:00
P.M. ON 6 OCTOBER 2017 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
37.6N, 143.8E, ABOUT 260 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
SENDAI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:13 HKT ON 06.10.2017