LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED
AT 1:11 P.M. ON 24 OCTOBER 2021 (SUNDAY) IN TAIWAN. THE
EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 24.6N, 121.8E, ABOUT 60
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. (ABOUT 820 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG.) 
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED REPORTS OF FELT EARTH TREMOR BY
LOCAL RESIDENTS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:59 HKT ON 24.10.2021