PRESS WEATHER NO. 094 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:42
P.M. ON 5 MAY 2023 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR WEST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
37.5N, 137.5E, ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF KANAZAWA.
THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:51 HKT ON 05.05.2023