PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT

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LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT

 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED
AT 12:17 A.M. ON 21 JANUARY 2025 (TUESDAY) IN TAIWAN. THE
EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.14N, 120.59E, ABOUT 41
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF JIAYI (ABOUT 670 KILOMETRES
EAST OF HONG KONG). THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED OVER A HUNDRED LOCALLY FELT
REPORTS OF MINOR SHAKING, THE DURATION OF WHICH WAS A FEW
SECONDS. INITIAL ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY OF III
(THREE) ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE, THAT IS
FELT INDOORS. VIBRATION LIKE PASSING OF LIGHT TRUCKS. 
 
FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI
INTENSITY SCALE, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:33 HKT ON 21.01.2025