PRESS WEATHER NO. 057 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:27
A.M. ON 1 MAY 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
38.1N, 142.1E, ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES EAST OF SENDAI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:40 HKT ON 01.05.2021