PRESS WEATHER NO. 146 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:41
P.M. ON 24 DECEMBER 2018 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
55.3N, 164.4E, ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:55 HKT ON 24.12.2018