STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:15
A.M. ON 13 AUGUST 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
NORTHERN ALASKA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 69.7N,
144.2W, ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF INUVIK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:24 HKT ON 13.08.2018