PRESS WEATHER NO. 172 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:01 HKT ON 09.05.2017
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.7 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:52
P.M. ON 9 MAY 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR VANUATU
ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 14.6S, 167.2E, ABOUT
370 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:01 HKT ON 09.05.2017