PRESS WEATHER NO. 082 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:35 HKT ON 20.12.2016
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:21
P.M. ON 20 DECEMBER 2016 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 10.0S,
161.0E, ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONIARA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:35 HKT ON 20.12.2016