PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:42
P.M. ON 9 MAY 2018 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORDER REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 37.0N, 71.6E, ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST
OF DUSHANBE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:52 HKT ON 09.05.2018