LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 4.1 HAS OCCURRED
AT 2:29 A.M. ON 14 MARCH 2022 (MONDAY) NEAR COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 22.51N,
115.04E, ABOUT 92 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG.
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED OVER 8000 LOCALLY FELT REPORTS OF
MINOR SHAKING, THE DURATION OF WHICH WAS A FEW SECONDS.
INITIAL ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY OF IV (FOUR) ON THE
MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE, THAT IS HANGING OBJECTS
SWING. WINDOWS, DISHES, DOORS RATTLE. 
 
FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI
INTENSITY SCALE, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:16 HKT ON 14.03.2022