PRESS WEATHER NO. 059 - 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 7:58
A.M. ON 5 SEPTEMBER 2022 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
56.0S, 124.5W, ABOUT 3560 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF RIO
GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:36 HKT ON 05.09.2022