STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:07
P.M. ON 31 JANUARY 2018 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 36.5N, 71.0E, ABOUT 260 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF KABUL.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:16 HKT ON 31.01.2018