PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:39
P.M. ON 4 JUNE 2019 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
OGASAWARA ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 29.0N, 139.3E, ABOUT 730 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
NAGOYA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:55 HKT ON 04.06.2019