STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:38
P.M. ON 9 JANUARY 2020 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
EASTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
62.4N, 170.3E, ABOUT 1090 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
MAGADAN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:48 HKT ON 09.01.2020