STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:15
P.M. ON 8 DECEMBER 2025 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
40.81N, 142.54E, ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES EAST OF AOMORI. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:27 HKT ON 08.12.2025