PRESS WEATHER NO. 186 - 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 9:22
P.M. ON 18 JUNE 2019 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR WEST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
38.6N, 139.3E, ABOUT 81 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
NIIGATA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:40 HKT ON 18.06.2019