STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:24
P.M. ON 12 OCTOBER 2021 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) ON
CRETE, GREECE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 35.0N, 26.3E,
ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF RHODES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:37 HKT ON 12.10.2021