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PRESS WEATHER NO. 049 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:34
A.M. ON 18 NOVEMBER 2017 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
EASTERN XIZANG-INDIA BORDER REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 29.9N, 95.2E, ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF LINZHI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:50 HKT ON 18.11.2017
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