STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:02
P.M. ON 19 OCTOBER 2017 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME)
SOUTHEAST OF RYUKYU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
28.2N, 131.2E, ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF KAGOSHIMA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:13 HKT ON 19.10.2017