PRESS WEATHER NO. 040 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:53
A.M. ON 5 NOVEMBER 2019 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
31.9S, 71.2W, ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
SANTIAGO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:05 HKT ON 05.11.2019