PRESS WEATHER NO. 055 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:59
A.M. ON 18 JUNE 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR SOUTH
COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
34.8N, 135.6E, ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF OSAKA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:15 HKT ON 18.06.2018

Ends/Monday, June 18, 2018
Issued at HKT 7:15

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