
PRESS WEATHER NO. 048 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:35 HKT ON 07.12.2018
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:27
A.M. ON 7 DECEMBER 2018 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTHEAST
OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 22.3S,
169.5E, ABOUT 320 KILOMETRES EAST OF NOUMEA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:35 HKT ON 07.12.2018
Ends/Friday, December 7, 2018
Issued at HKT 7:35
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