PRESS WEATHER NO. 040 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:04
A.M. ON 7 DECEMBER 2016 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
5.2N, 96.5E, ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BANDA
ACEH.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:17 HKT ON 07.12.2016