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PRESS WEATHER NO. 064 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:09
A.M. ON 20 OCTOBER 2016 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
13.0N, 44.9W, ABOUT 1600 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
GEORGETOWN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:27 HKT ON 20.10.2016
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