STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:14
P.M. ON 9 DECEMBER 2017 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
WEST CAROLINE ISLANDS, MICRONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 10.0N, 140.3E, ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
YAP.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 09.12.2017