PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:27
A.M. ON 26 JULY 2016 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR COAST
OF NORTHERN CHILE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 26.1S,
70.7W, ABOUT 630 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF IQUIQUE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:33 HKT ON 26.07.2016