LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 3.4 HAS OCCURRED
AT 6:55 A.M. ON 5 JANUARY 2020 (SUNDAY) NEAR COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 22.08N,
113.86E, ABOUT 41 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY. (ABOUT 41 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG.) 
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.HK/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP_E.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED OVER A THOUSAND AND TWO HUNDRED
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:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.HK/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS_E.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:50 HKT ON 05.01.2020