PRESS WEATHER NO. 098 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.7 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:32
P.M. ON 19 AUGUST 2016 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTH
GEORGIA ISLAND REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 55.4S,
32.0W, ABOUT 2470 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF RIO GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:51 HKT ON 19.08.2016