STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:45
P.M. ON 9 OCTOBER 2018 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
KURIL ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 49.3N, 156.4E,
ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:58 HKT ON 09.10.2018