STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:44
A.M. ON 22 DECEMBER 2016 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
MARIANA ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
21.4N, 145.4E, ABOUT 880 KILOMETRES NORTH OF GUAM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:53 HKT ON 22.12.2016