STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:23
P.M. ON 20 JANUARY 2023 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
LEEWARD ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 16.0N,
61.8W, ABOUT 46 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF GUADELOUPE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:40 HKT ON 20.01.2023