PRESS WEATHER NO. 092 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:20
A.M. ON 19 AUGUST 2018 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN FIJI
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 18.0S,
178.0W, ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES EAST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:30 HKT ON 19.08.2018