STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:17
P.M. ON 22 FEBRUARY 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
2.2S, 76.7W, ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF QUITO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:30 HKT ON 22.02.2019