PRESS WEATHER NO. 122 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 8.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:32
P.M. ON 23 JANUARY 2018 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN GULF
OF ALASKA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 56.0N, 149.3W,
ABOUT 580 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF ANCHORAGE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:50 HKT ON 23.01.2018