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 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:43
A.M. ON 25 NOVEMBER 2018 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) OFF W.
COAST OF SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 48.0S, 165.5E, ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST
OF QUEENSTOWN.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:10 HKT ON 25.11.2018