PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:02
A.M. ON 21 DECEMBER 2018 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
54.9N, 164.8E, ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:15 HKT ON 21.12.2018