PRESS WEATHER NO. 046 - 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 5:57
A.M. ON 16 AUGUST 2018 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 51.3N, 178.1W, ABOUT 840 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF UNALASKA ISLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:10 HKT ON 16.08.2018