PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:15 HKT ON 20.08.2019
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 9:04
P.M. ON 20 AUGUST 2019 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 11.4S,
166.0E, ABOUT 700 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONIARA.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:15 HKT ON 20.08.2019
Ends/Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Issued at HKT 21:15
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