PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:32
P.M. ON 22 AUGUST 2018 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF
COAST OF OREGON, U.S.A.. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
43.6N, 128.0W, ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
PORTLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:44 HKT ON 22.08.2018