STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:45
A.M. ON 21 AUGUST 2016 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTH
GEORGIA ISLAND REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 55.2S,
31.6W, ABOUT 2500 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF RIO GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:00 HKT ON 21.08.2016