LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.9 HAS OCCURRED
AT 7:57 A.M. ON 26 NOVEMBER 2018 (MONDAY) IN TAIWAN STRAIT.
THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.36N, 118.57E, ABOUT 470
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG. THE DEPTH OF
EPICENTRE IS ABOUT 10 TO 20 KILOMETRES.
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED NEAR A THOUSAND LOCALLY FELT
REPORTS OF THIS EARTH TREMOR, THE DURATION OF WHICH WAS A
FEW SECONDS. INITIAL ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY OF IV
(FOUR) ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE, THAT IS
HANGING OBJECTS SWING. WINDOWS, DISHES, DOORS RATTLE. 
 
FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI
INTENSITY SCALE, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.HK/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS_E.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:39 HKT ON 26.11.2018