STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:03
P.M. ON 2 APRIL 2025 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KYUSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 31.20N,
131.43E, ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA.
THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:12 HKT ON 02.04.2025