
PRESS WEATHER NO. 092 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:04 HKT ON 09.05.2017
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:54
A.M. ON 9 MAY 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR RYUKYU
ISLANDS, JAPAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 24.1N,
126.5E, ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES EAST OF ISHIGAKIJIMA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:04 HKT ON 09.05.2017
Ends/Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Issued at HKT 10:04
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