STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:23
A.M. ON 21 DECEMBER 2020 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
41.0N, 142.3E, ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES EAST OF AOMORI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:35 HKT ON 21.12.2020