PRESS WEATHER NO. 117 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:27
P.M. ON 26 DECEMBER 2021 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 25.1N, 125.9E, ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF ISHIGAKIJIMA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:38 HKT ON 26.12.2021