PRESS WEATHER NO. 028 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:21
A.M. ON 28 JUNE 2026 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR EAST
COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
40.20N, 142.40E, ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
AOMORI. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 40 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:30 HKT ON 28.06.2026