PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - 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 7:15
P.M. ON 14 AUGUST 2016 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) ON
SAKHALIN, RUSSIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 50.4N,
142.2E, ABOUT 390 KILOMETRES NORTH OF JUZNO-SAHALINSK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:25 HKT ON 14.08.2016