PRESS WEATHER NO. 062 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:37
A.M. ON 24 JANUARY 2021 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
61.9S, 55.7W, ABOUT 1410 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF RIO
GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:50 HKT ON 24.01.2021