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PRESS WEATHER NO. 044 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT
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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 
INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.1 HAS OCCURRED AT 6:30
A.M. ON 15 JULY 2022 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR COAST
OF ECUADOR. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 2.1S, 79.8W,
ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF QUITO.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:43 HKT ON 15.07.2022

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