STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 11:20
A.M. ON 26 AUGUST 2021 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTH
SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
58.4S, 24.6W, ABOUT 2890 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF RIO
GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:35 HKT ON 26.08.2021