PRESS WEATHER NO. 238 - 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 7:05
P.M. ON 24 MAY 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 9.7S,
161.7E, ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES EAST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:19 HKT ON 24.05.2017