STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.9 HAS OCCURRED AT 1:13
A.M. ON 19 MARCH 2023 (SUNDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) NEAR COAST
OF ECUADOR. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 2.8S, 79.6W,
ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF QUITO.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:29 HKT ON 19.03.2023