
PRESS WEATHER NO. 167 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:20 HKT ON 04.11.2017
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:09
P.M. ON 4 NOVEMBER 2017 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 21.2S,
168.9E, ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NOUMEA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:20 HKT ON 04.11.2017
Ends/Saturday, November 4, 2017
Issued at HKT 22:20
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