PRESS WEATHER NO. 026 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:50
A.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2018 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 7.0S,
155.7E, ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONIARA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:05 HKT ON 23.08.2018