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PRESS WEATHER NO. 016 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.2 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:13
A.M. ON 13 AUGUST 2020 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
TANZANIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 7.4S, 39.8E, ABOUT
760 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NAIROBI.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:25 HKT ON 13.08.2020

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