PRESS WEATHER NO. 091 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:51
A.M. ON 14 MARCH 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 6.4N, 92.2E, ABOUT 360 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF
BANDA ACEH.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:05 HKT ON 14.03.2017