STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 2:17
P.M. ON 22 OCTOBER 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) ON
VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION OR VICINITY. THE EPICENTRE
IS LOCATED NEAR 49.1N, 129.5W, ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES WEST OF
VANCOUVER.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:31 HKT ON 22.10.2018