LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED
AT 10:15 P.M. ON 18 APRIL 2021 (SUNDAY) IN TAIWAN. THE
EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.98N, 121.57E, ABOUT 3
KILOMETRES WEST OF HUALIAN. (ABOUT 780 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG.) 
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED REPORTS OF FELT EARTH TREMOR BY
LOCAL RESIDENTS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:55 HKT ON 18.04.2021