PRESS WEATHER NO. 106 - 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 4:27
P.M. ON 5 OCTOBER 2022 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
COAST OF NORTHERN PERU. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 5.1S,
81.3W, ABOUT 630 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF QUITO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:44 HKT ON 05.10.2022