PRESS WEATHER NO. 171 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:18
P.M. ON 22 MAY 2022 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
33.2N, 141.5E, ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
TOKYO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:31 HKT ON 22.05.2022