STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:58
A.M. ON 20 APRIL 2021 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF WEST
COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
0.3N, 96.7E, ABOUT 430 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MEDAN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:10 HKT ON 20.04.2021