STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:51
P.M. ON 1 MARCH 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTHERN
PERU. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 15.0S, 70.4W, ABOUT 170
KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF AREQUIPA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:03 HKT ON 01.03.2019