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PRESS WEATHER NO. 114 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:20
P.M. ON 15 APRIL 2017 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 23.3S, 67.7W, ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
TARIJA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:35 HKT ON 15.04.2017
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