STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:49
A.M. ON 25 MARCH 2020 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) EAST OF
KURIL ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 49.0N, 157.8E,
ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:04 HKT ON 25.03.2020