PRESS WEATHER NO. 127 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:03
P.M. ON 26 MAY 2023 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
35.6N, 140.6E, ABOUT 70 KILOMETRES EAST OF TOKYO. THE FOCAL
DEPTH IS ABOUT 57 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:17 HKT ON 26.05.2023