STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:34
A.M. ON 20 AUGUST 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTH
GEORGIA ISLAND REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 55.0S,
31.8W, ABOUT 2490 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF RIO GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:46 HKT ON 20.08.2016