PRESS WEATHER NO. 116 - 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 5:03
P.M. ON 30 OCTOBER 2021 (SATURDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED
NEAR 51.4S, 139.2E, ABOUT 1580 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF MELBOURNE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:16 HKT ON 30.10.2021