STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:03
A.M. ON 29 JANUARY 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTHWEST
OF AFRICA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 53.1S, 9.2E, ABOUT
2250 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE TOWN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:20 HKT ON 29.01.2018