PRESS WEATHER NO. 026 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:25
A.M. ON 21 SEPTEMBER 2021 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
KURIL ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 46.4N, 152.7E,
ABOUT 650 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF NEMURO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:35 HKT ON 21.09.2021