PRESS WEATHER NO. 087 - 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 3.2 HAS OCCURRED
AT 11:38 A.M. ON 5 FEBRUARY 2023 (SUNDAY) NEAR COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.27N,
112.95E, ABOUT 36 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUANGZHOU.
(ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST 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 12:08 HKT ON 05.02.2023