PRESS WEATHER NO. 170 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:17 HKT ON 21.10.2016
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:07
P.M. ON 21 OCTOBER 2016 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 35.3N,
133.8E, ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF KOBE.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:17 HKT ON 21.10.2016
Ends/Friday, October 21, 2016
Issued at HKT 13:17
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