Minor earthquake shakes Hong Kong

The Observatory said the quake had a magnitude of 3.4. Photo: RTHK

The Hong Kong Observatory on Sunday received more than 1,200 earthquake reports from the public, saying they had felt the earth move for several seconds.



The forecaster said a magnitude 3.4 quake was recorded south-east of the mainland shortly before 7 am.



Its counterpart across the border recorded a 3.5 quake in Zhuhai and said the epicentre was 26 kilometres away from Hong Kong.



No injuries were reported.