
PRESS WEATHER NO. 181 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:54 HKT ON 19.03.2017
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:43
P.M. ON 19 MARCH 2017 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 8.0S,
161.0E, ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF HONIARA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:54 HKT ON 19.03.2017
Ends/Sunday, March 19, 2017
Issued at HKT 23:54
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