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 OVER A HUNDRED LOCALLY FELT
REPORTS OF MINOR SHAKING, THE DURATION OF WHICH WAS A FEW
SECONDS. INITIAL ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY OF IV
(FOUR) ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE, THAT IS
HANGING OBJECTS SWING. WINDOWS, DISHES, DOORS RATTLE. 
 
FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI
INTENSITY SCALE, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:34 HKT ON 08.03.2023