PRESS WEATHER NO. 113 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:58
P.M. ON 25 JULY 2016 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR WESTERN
INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
49.6S, 125.9E, ABOUT 2010 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:11 HKT ON 25.07.2016