PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:53
P.M. ON 24 SEPTEMBER 2021 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS
LOCATED NEAR 51.4N, 178.8W, ABOUT 880 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF UNALASKA ISLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:03 HKT ON 24.09.2021