PRESS WEATHER NO. 053 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.5 HAS OCCURRED AT 7:38
A.M. ON 5 JUNE 2022 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR RAT
ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
51.7N, 178.1E, ABOUT 1060 KILOMETRES WEST OF UNALASKA
ISLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:50 HKT ON 05.06.2022