STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:25
A.M. ON 16 JANUARY 2026 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF COAST
OF OREGON, U.S.A.. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 43.71N,
127.72W, ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PORTLAND.
THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:33 HKT ON 16.01.2026