STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:40
A.M. ON 6 JULY 2018 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 51.6N,
157.9E, ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:10 HKT ON 06.07.2018