STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.7 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:55
A.M. ON 20 OCTOBER 2020 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
ALASKA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 54.7N, 159.6W, ABOUT
460 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF UNALASKA ISLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:08 HKT ON 20.10.2020