PRESS WEATHER NO. 134 - 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 7:03
P.M. ON 22 AUGUST 2019 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
MARIANA ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 17.6N,
145.5E, ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES NORTH OF GUAM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:20 HKT ON 22.08.2019