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PRESS WEATHER NO. 018 - 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 2:59
A.M. ON 28 JULY 2022 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN
NORTHERN CHILE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 22.4S, 68.9W,
ABOUT 260 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF IQUIQUE.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:18 HKT ON 28.07.2022

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