STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:18
A.M. ON 13 NOVEMBER 2017 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
34.6N, 45.9E, ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TEHRAN
MEHRABAD.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:28 HKT ON 13.11.2017