PRESS WEATHER NO. 174 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:01
P.M. ON 2 NOVEMBER 2018 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NORTHWEST
OF KURIL ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 47.8N,
146.9E, ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
JUZNO-SAHALINSK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:15 HKT ON 02.11.2018