PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT (CORRECTION)

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 152

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:20
P.M. ON 8 AUGUST 2017 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SICHUAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 33.3N, 103.4E, ABOUT
210 KILOMETRES NORTH OF WENCHUAN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:37 HKT ON 08.08.2017