STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:24
A.M. ON 19 AUGUST 2020 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
4.5S, 101.0E, ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF PADANG.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:34 HKT ON 19.08.2020