PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:29
P.M. ON 19 AUGUST 2018 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN FIJI
ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 17.0S,
178.0W, ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SUVA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:51 HKT ON 19.08.2018