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PRESS WEATHER NO. 056 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:47
A.M. ON 9 JANUARY 2017 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR QUEEN
ELIZABETH ISLANDS, CANADA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
74.1N, 91.8W, ABOUT 690 KILOMETRES WEST OF THULE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:00 HKT ON 09.01.2017
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