STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:30
A.M. ON 19 JUNE 2023 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.4N, 108.5W,
ABOUT 690 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HERMOSILLO. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:41 HKT ON 19.06.2023