PRESS WEATHER NO. 044 - 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 6:14
A.M. ON 7 AUGUST 2019 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
VANUATU ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 18.0S,
168.6E, ABOUT 44 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF PORT VILA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:25 HKT ON 07.08.2019