STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:34
A.M. ON 18 JULY 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
54.5N, 168.9E, ABOUT 690 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:06 HKT ON 18.07.2017