PRESS WEATHER NO. 096 - 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 3.9 HAS OCCURRED
AT 2:28 P.M. ON 20 FEBRUARY 2026 (FRIDAY) IN YANGJIANG,
GUANGDONG. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 21.74N, 111.79E,
ABOUT 21 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF YANGJIANG (ABOUT 250
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG). THE FOCAL DEPTH IS
ABOUT 17 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 14:45 HKT ON 20.02.2026