PRESS WEATHER NO. 092 - 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 2:04
P.M. ON 8 MARCH 2023 (WEDNESDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR EAST
COAST OF KAMCHATKA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 51.1N,
157.2E, ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:40 HKT ON 08.03.2023