PRESS WEATHER NO. 098 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:35
A.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2018 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 51.2N, 177.8W, ABOUT 820 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF UNALASKA ISLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:48 HKT ON 23.08.2018