STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:28
A.M. ON 2 AUGUST 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR COAST
OF CENTRAL CHILE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 34.2S,
72.4W, ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SANTIAGO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:40 HKT ON 02.08.2019