PRESS WEATHER NO. 050 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:14
A.M. ON 12 FEBRUARY 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTH OF
MARIANA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 13.9N,
146.6E, ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:25 HKT ON 12.02.2018