STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:08
P.M. ON 10 SEPTEMBER 2016 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
NORTHERN PERU. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 5.7S, 76.9W,
ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF IQUITOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:20 HKT ON 10.09.2016