PRESS WEATHER NO. 080 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:59
A.M. ON 9 MARCH 2020 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF COAST OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
40.3N, 125.3W, ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF SAN
FRANCISCO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:11 HKT ON 09.03.2020