PRESS WEATHER NO. 059 - 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 6:13
A.M. ON 26 AUGUST 2018 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN WESTERN
IRAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 34.4N, 46.2E, ABOUT 490
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TEHRAN MEHRABAD.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:30 HKT ON 26.08.2018