PRESS WEATHER NO. 130 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:13 HKT ON 18.10.2017
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:01
P.M. ON 18 OCTOBER 2017 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
TONGA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 20.5S, 173.5W,
ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NUKU'ALOFA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:13 HKT ON 18.10.2017