PRESS WEATHER NO. 010 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:07
A.M. ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
1.2S, 99.7E, ABOUT 83 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PADANG.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:18 HKT ON 01.09.2017