PRESS WEATHER NO. 082 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.8 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:09
P.M. ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2020 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
27.9S, 71.5W, ABOUT 600 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
MENDOZA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:21 HKT ON 01.09.2020