PRESS WEATHER NO. 034 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 HAS OCCURRED AT 4:15
A.M. ON 7 MARCH 2022 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTH
SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
58.8S, 24.0W, ABOUT 2920 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF RIO
GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:30 HKT ON 07.03.2022