STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:07
A.M. ON 29 MARCH 2019 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) EAST OF
KURIL ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 50.5N, 159.9E,
ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:15 HKT ON 29.03.2019