STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:40
A.M. ON 4 APRIL 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
BOTSWANA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 22.6S, 25.3E, ABOUT
490 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF JOHANNESBURG.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:51 HKT ON 04.04.2017