PRESS WEATHER NO. 044 - 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 6:42
A.M. ON 22 DECEMBER 2021 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN ALASKA, U.S.A.. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
61.0N, 153.7W, ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES WEST OF ANCHORAGE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:53 HKT ON 22.12.2021