PRESS WEATHER NO. 052 - 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 7:47
A.M. ON 20 JULY 2022 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
4.2S, 102.2E, ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
PADANG.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:00 HKT ON 20.07.2022