STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:50
A.M. ON 19 APRIL 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
2.7S, 75.4W, ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF IQUITOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:00 HKT ON 19.04.2017