PRESS WEATHER NO. 174 - 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 4:05
P.M. ON 26 JULY 2016 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 16.7S,
168.0E, ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:17 HKT ON 26.07.2016