STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:50
P.M. ON 8 DECEMBER 2016 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF
COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 40.4N, 126.2W, ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST
OF SAN FRANCISCO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:00 HKT ON 08.12.2016