
PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:09 HKT ON 19.08.2017
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:01
A.M. ON 19 AUGUST 2017 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN FIJI
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 17.8S,
178.8W, ABOUT 320 KILOMETRES EAST OF SUVA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:09 HKT ON 19.08.2017
Ends/Saturday, August 19, 2017
Issued at HKT 10:09
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