PRESS WEATHER NO. 121 - 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 9:46
A.M. ON 23 OCTOBER 2020 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR WEST
CHILE RISE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 36.2S, 97.1W,
ABOUT 2150 KILOMETRES WEST OF PUERTO MONTT.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:01 HKT ON 23.10.2020