STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:51
P.M. ON 24 JANUARY 2018 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
41.1N, 142.7E, ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
AOMORI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:03 HKT ON 24.01.2018