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PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:22
A.M. ON 17 AUGUST 2018 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 23.4N, 143.4E, ABOUT 1110 KILOMETRES NORTH OF GUAM.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:35 HKT ON 17.08.2018

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