STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:45
A.M. ON 8 AUGUST 2019 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN HINDU
KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
36.5N, 70.1E, ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KABUL.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:00 HKT ON 08.08.2019