PRESS WEATHER NO. 194 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:41
P.M. ON 7 OCTOBER 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
35.5N, 140.2E, ABOUT 42 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TOKYO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:52 HKT ON 07.10.2021