PRESS WEATHER NO. 201 - 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 10:46
P.M. ON 18 APRIL 2019 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 51.0S, 139.4E, ABOUT 1530 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF MELBOURNE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:58 HKT ON 18.04.2019