PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - 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 4.3 HAS OCCURRED
AT 1:17 P.M. ON 29 MAY 2025 (THURSDAY) IN HEYUAN,
GUANGDONG. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.73N, 114.71E,
ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUANGZHOU (ABOUT 170
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST 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 REPORTS OF FELT EARTH TREMOR BY
LOCAL RESIDENTS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:33 HKT ON 29.05.2025