PRESS WEATHER NO. 119 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:10
P.M. ON 20 MARCH 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
38.5N, 141.9E, ABOUT 89 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SENDAI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:26 HKT ON 20.03.2021