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PRESS WEATHER NO. 218 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:08
P.M. ON 29 AUGUST 2019 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF
COAST OF OREGON, U.S.A.. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
43.6N, 127.8W, ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
PORTLAND.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:21 HKT ON 29.08.2019

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