PRESS WEATHER NO. 185 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:24
P.M. ON 7 JULY 2018 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
35.2N, 140.7E, ABOUT 98 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF TOKYO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:35 HKT ON 07.07.2018