LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT


 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 4.5 HAS OCCURRED
AT 5:16 A.M. ON 8 MARCH 2023 (WEDNESDAY) NEAR COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.84N,
114.52E, ABOUT 21 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HEYUAN.
(ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES NORTH 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 05:32 HKT ON 08.03.2023