PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:19
P.M. ON 13 JANUARY 2025 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KYUSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 31.97N,
131.52E, ABOUT 96 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA.
THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:28 HKT ON 13.01.2025