PRESS WEATHER NO. 095 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:52 HKT ON 22.01.2017
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 8.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:30
P.M. ON 22 JANUARY 2017 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 6.3S,
155.1E, ABOUT 640 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONIARA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:52 HKT ON 22.01.2017