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 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:15
A.M. ON 11 AUGUST 2023 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
41.2N, 143.0E, ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
AOMORI. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 46 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:23 HKT ON 11.08.2023