STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:15
A.M. ON 9 DECEMBER 2024 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 51.02N, 177.22W, ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF UNALASKA ISLAND. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT
10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:28 HKT ON 09.12.2024