PRESS WEATHER NO. 048 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:46
A.M. ON 25 NOVEMBER 2015 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
PERU-BRAZIL BORDER REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
10.8S, 71.4W, ABOUT 590 KILOMETRES NORTH OF AREQUIPA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:55 HKT ON 25.11.2015