STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:43
P.M. ON 1 AUGUST 2016 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OVER SOUTH
INDIAN OCEAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 24.0S, 82.5E,
ABOUT 2000 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF COCOS ISLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:54 HKT ON 01.08.2016