LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 1.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:22
P.M. ON 5 DECEMBER 2019 (THURSDAY) NEAR CHEUNG CHAU. THE
EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 22.20N, 114.06E, ABOUT 16
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY. 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED OVER TEN LOCALLY FELT REPORTS OF
THIS EARTH TREMOR, THE DURATION OF WHICH WAS A FEW SECONDS.
INITIAL ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY OF III (THREE) ON
THE MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE, THAT IS FELT
INDOORS. VIBRATION LIKE PASSING OF LIGHT TRUCKS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:26 HKT ON 05.12.2019