PRESS WEATHER NO. 084 - LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT

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LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT

 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED
AT 12:03 P.M. ON 15 DECEMBER 2022 (THURSDAY) IN TAIWAN. THE
EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.70N, 121.80E, ABOUT 37
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HUALIAN. (ABOUT 800 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 12:21 HKT ON 15.12.2022