STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:33
A.M. ON 12 JANUARY 2021 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
RUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 51.2N, 100.6E, ABOUT 490 KILOMETRES WEST OF ULAN-UDE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:45 HKT ON 12.01.2021