PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:26 HKT ON 19.04.2017
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:12
A.M. ON 19 APRIL 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN FIJI
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 17.9S,
178.6W, ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES EAST OF SUVA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:26 HKT ON 19.04.2017