STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:23
P.M. ON 4 AUGUST 2019 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
37.8N, 141.5E, ABOUT 80 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF SENDAI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:35 HKT ON 04.08.2019