STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:37
A.M. ON 24 AUGUST 2016 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
CENTRAL ITALY. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 42.8N, 13.2E,
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF ROMA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 24.08.2016