PRESS WEATHER NO. 218 - 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 6.1 HAS OCCURRED
AT 7:00 P.M. ON 11 JUNE 2025 (WEDNESDAY) IN TAIWAN. THE
EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.38N, 121.65E, ABOUT 67
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HUALIAN (ABOUT 780 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 SEVERAL LOCALLY FELT REPORTS OF
THIS EARTH TREMOR, THE DURATION OF WHICH WAS A FEW SECONDS.
INITIAL ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY OF II (TWO) ON THE
MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE, THAT IS FELT BY PERSONS
AT REST, UPPER FLOORS, OR FAVORABLY PLACED. 
 
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 19:24 HKT ON 11.06.2025