STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:04
P.M. ON 24 AUGUST 2018 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
PERU-BRAZIL BORDER REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
11.1S, 70.7W, ABOUT 560 KILOMETRES NORTH OF AREQUIPA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:21 HKT ON 24.08.2018