STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:54
A.M. ON 11 OCTOBER 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
BOUVET ISLAND REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 54.4S,
8.6E, ABOUT 2390 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE TOWN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:08 HKT ON 11.10.2017