PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT

 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.3 HAS OCCURRED AT 8:13
A.M. ON 25 OCTOBER 2022 (TUESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN SOUTH
SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
58.7S, 25.4W, ABOUT 2840 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF RIO
GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:28 HKT ON 25.10.2022