STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:44
A.M. ON 19 SEPTEMBER 2020 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
0.8N, 26.8W, ABOUT 1410 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
FORTALEZA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:57 HKT ON 19.09.2020