PRESS WEATHER NO. 086 - 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 10:44
A.M. ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2020 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
38.8N, 142.3E, ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
SENDAI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:55 HKT ON 12.09.2020