Report Title : Review of Earthquake Data for the Hong Kong Region (1991), 115 p.

Author : Geotechnical Engineering Office

Report No. : GCO Publication No. 1/91

This document presents the results of a review of earthquake information for a region within about 350 km of Hong Kong. As part of the review, earthquake magnitudes published previously have been critically examined, and where appropriate, these have been re-calculated. The earthquake magnitudes given here may be used with greater confidence for any subsequent assessment of seismic risk in Hong Kong.