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PRESS WEATHER NO. 052 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:53
A.M. ON 1 APRIL 2020 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
WESTERN IDAHO, U.S.A.. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 44.6N,
115.1W, ABOUT 490 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SALT LAKE
CITY.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:05 HKT ON 01.04.2020

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