PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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 5:57
P.M. ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2021 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
COAST OF NICARAGUA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 12.1N,
87.8W, ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TEGUCIGALPA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:10 HKT ON 22.09.2021