STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 3:22
A.M. ON 7 AUGUST 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTH
SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
59.6S, 26.3W, ABOUT 3630 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
BUENOS AIRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:40 HKT ON 07.08.2021