PRESS WEATHER NO. 078 - 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 10:46
A.M. ON 19 JANUARY 2021 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SAN
JUAN PROVINCE, ARGENTINA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
31.9S, 68.7W, ABOUT 96 KILOMETRES NORTH OF MENDOZA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:58 HKT ON 19.01.2021