STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:57
A.M. ON 9 DECEMBER 2024 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 51.19N, 177.27W, ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF UNALASKA ISLAND. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT
55 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:09 HKT ON 09.12.2024