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PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - 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 1:42
A.M. ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2017 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
MARIANA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 18.6N,
145.7E, ABOUT 570 KILOMETRES NORTH OF GUAM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:56 HKT ON 15.09.2017
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