STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.0 HAS OCCURRED AT 12:18
A.M. ON 12 JANUARY 2023 (THURSDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR
SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR
49.9S, 114.3W, ABOUT 3120 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF RIO
GALLEGOS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:42 HKT ON 12.01.2023