STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:19
P.M. ON 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 52.71N, 171.22W, ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST
OF UNALASKA ISLAND. THE FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 92 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:29 HKT ON 17.09.2026