STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:14
A.M. ON 26 AUGUST 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 0.8S, 121.5E, ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF MANADO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:25 HKT ON 26.08.2021