PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:17
A.M. ON 21 JANUARY 2025 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
TAIWAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.19N, 120.52E,
ABOUT 33 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF JIAYI. THE FOCAL
DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:25 HKT ON 21.01.2025